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Volume 8;  2008
Correspondence
Reanalysis of updated mortality among vinyl and polyvinyl chloride workers: Confirmation of historical evidence and new findings
Valerio Gennaro, Marcello Ceppi, Paolo Crosignani, Fabio Montanaro
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 21. Published online 2008 January 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-21
PMCID:
PMC2262888
Abstract Full Text PDF–266K
A hidden HIV epidemic among women in Vietnam
Thu Anh Nguyen, Pauline Oosterhoff, Anita Hardon, Hien Nguyen Tran, Roel A Coutinho, Pamela Wright
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 37. Published online 2008 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-37
PMCID:
PMC2248180
Abstract Full Text PDF–318K
The body politic: the relationship between stigma and obesity-associated disease
Peter Muennig
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 128. Published online 2008 April 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-128
PMCID:
PMC2386473
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.2M
Public engagement on global health challenges
Emma RM Cohen, Hassan Masum, Kathryn Berndtson, Vicki Saunders, Tom Hadfield, Dilzayn Panjwani, Deepa L Persad, Gunjeet S Minhas, Abdallah S Daar, Jerome A Singh, Peter A Singer
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 168. Published online 2008 May 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-168
PMCID:
PMC2453523
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.0M Supplementary Material
Vouchers for scaling up insecticide-treated nets in Tanzania: Methods for monitoring and evaluation of a national health system intervention
Kara Hanson, Rose Nathan, Tanya Marchant, Hadji Mponda, Caroline Jones, Jane Bruce, Godlove Stephen, Jo Mulligan, Hassan Mshinda, Joanna Armstrong Schellenberg
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 205. Published online 2008 June 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-205
PMCID:
PMC2442068
Abstract Full Text PDF–299K Supplementary Material
"We're not short of people telling us what the problems are. We're short of people telling us what to do": An appraisal of public policy and mental health
Mark Petticrew, Stephen Platt, Allyson McCollam, Sarah Wilson, Sian Thomas
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 314. Published online 2008 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-314
PMCID:
PMC2561038
Abstract Full Text PDF–245K Supplementary Material
Review
Methodologies used to estimate tobacco-attributable mortality: a review
Mónica Pérez-Ríos, Agustín Montes
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 22. Published online 2008 January 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-22
PMCID:
PMC2262075
Abstract Full Text PDF–350K
Technical Advances
Proposal of a framework for evaluating military surveillance systems for early detection of outbreaks on duty areas
Jean-Baptiste Meynard, Herve Chaudet, Andrew D Green, Henry L Jefferson, Gaetan Texier, Daniel Webber, Bruce Dupuy, Jean-Paul Boutin
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 146. Published online 2008 April 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-146
PMCID:
PMC2386814
Abstract Full Text PDF–425K
Worldwide food recall patterns over an eleven month period: A country perspective
Tamás Nepusz, Andrea Petróczi, Declan P Naughton
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 308. Published online 2008 September 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-308
PMCID:
PMC2556336
Abstract Full Text PDF–645K Supplementary Material
Research Articles
The relationship between smokers' motivation to quit and intensity of tobacco control at the population level: a comparison of five European countries
Jochen René Thyrian, Demosthenes B Panagiotakos, Evangelos Polychronopoulos, Robert West, Witold Zatonski, Ulrich John
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 2. Published online 2008 January 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-2
PMCID:
PMC2245926
Abstract Full Text PDF–225K
Health problems and help-seeking in a nationwide sample of operational Norwegian ambulance personnel
Tom Sterud, Erlend Hem, Øivind Ekeberg, Bjørn Lau
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 3. Published online 2008 January 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-3
PMCID:
PMC2254402
Abstract Full Text PDF–243K
A systematic review of school-based sexual health interventions to prevent STI/HIV in sub-Saharan Africa
Virginia A Paul-Ebhohimhen, Amudha Poobalan, Edwin R van Teijlingen
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 4. Published online 2008 January 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-4
PMCID:
PMC2248569
Abstract Full Text PDF–354K Supplementary Material
Correlates of tobacco cessation counseling among Hispanic physicians in the US: A cross-sectional survey study
Francisco G Soto Mas, Héctor G Balcázar, Julia Valderrama Alberola, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 5. Published online 2008 January 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-5
PMCID:
PMC2267183
Abstract Full Text PDF–283K
Suicide mortality trends by sex, age and method in Taiwan, 1971–2005
Jin-Jia Lin, Tsung-Hsueh Lu
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 6. Published online 2008 January 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-6
PMCID:
PMC2259336
Abstract Full Text PDF–268K
Presentations of patients of poisoning and predictors of poisoning-related fatality: Findings from a hospital-based prospective study
Hsin-Ling Lee, Hung-Jung Lin, Steve Ting-Yuan Yeh, Chih-Hsien Chi, How-Ran Guo
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 7. Published online 2008 January 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-7
PMCID:
PMC2267184
Abstract Full Text PDF–484K
Mental health literacy and attitudes in a Swedish community sample – Investigating the role of personal experience of mental health care
Karin M Dahlberg, Margda Waern, Bo Runeson
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 8. Published online 2008 January 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-8
PMCID:
PMC2254613
Abstract Full Text PDF–312K
Traditional values of virginity and sexual behaviour in rural Ethiopian youth: results from a cross-sectional study
Mitike Molla, Yemane Berhane, Bernt Lindtjørn
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 9. Published online 2008 January 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-9
PMCID:
PMC2254614
Abstract Full Text PDF–336K
Age at disability onset and self-reported health status
Eric W Jamoom, Willi Horner-Johnson, Rie Suzuki, Elena M Andresen, Vincent A Campbell, the RRTC Expert Panel on Health Status Measurement
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 10. Published online 2008 January 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-10
PMCID:
PMC2254400
Abstract Full Text PDF–219K
Barriers and enablers in the management of tuberculosis treatment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a qualitative study
Mette Sagbakken, Jan C Frich, Gunnar Bjune
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 11. Published online 2008 January 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-11
PMCID:
PMC2257959
Abstract Full Text PDF–299K
The 2003 Australian Breast Health Survey: survey design and preliminary results
Elmer V Villanueva, Sandra Jones, Caroline Nehill, Simone Favelle, David Steel, Donald Iverson, Helen Zorbas
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 13. Published online 2008 January 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-13
PMCID:
PMC2248181
Abstract Full Text PDF–251K
Correlations of knowledge and preference of medical students for a specialty career: a case-study of youth health care
Marc BM Soethout, Olle TJ ten Cate, Gerrit van der Wal
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 14. Published online 2008 January 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-14
PMCID:
PMC2254611
Abstract Full Text PDF–243K
A systematic review of delay in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
Dag Gundersen Storla, Solomon Yimer, Gunnar Aksel Bjune
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 15. Published online 2008 January 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-15
PMCID:
PMC2265684
Abstract Full Text PDF–309K
Effects of neighbourhood income on reported body mass index: an eight year longitudinal study of Canadian children
Lisa N Oliver, Michael V Hayes
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 16. Published online 2008 January 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-16
PMCID:
PMC2291462
Abstract Full Text PDF–296K
Psychiatric disorders and urbanization in Germany
Jack Dekker, Jaap Peen, Jurrijn Koelen, Filip Smit, Robert Schoevers
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 17. Published online 2008 January 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-17
PMCID:
PMC2266738
Abstract Full Text PDF–274K
Establishing a nationwide emergency department-based syndromic surveillance system for better public health responses in Taiwan
Tsung-Shu Joseph Wu, Fuh-Yuan Frank Shih, Muh-Yong Yen, Jiunn-Shyan Julian Wu, Shiou-Wen Lu, Kevin Chi-Ming Chang, Chao Hsiung, Jr-How Chou, Yu-Tseng Chu, Hang Chang, Chan-Hsien Chiu, Fu-Chiang Richard Tsui, Michael M Wagner, Ih-Jen Su, Chwan-Chuen King
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 18. Published online 2008 January 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-18
PMCID:
PMC2249581
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.0M
Is it worth investing in mental health promotion and prevention of mental illness? A systematic review of the evidence from economic evaluations
Ingrid Zechmeister, Reinhold Kilian, David McDaid, the MHEEN group
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 20. Published online 2008 January 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-20
PMCID:
PMC2245925
Abstract Full Text PDF–317K
Lifestyle behaviors, obesity, and perceived health among men with and without a diagnosis of prostate cancer: A population-based, cross-sectional study
Laura Q Rogers, Kerry S Courneya, Rammarayan Paragi-Gururaja, Stephen J Markwell, Remi Imeokparia
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 23. Published online 2008 January 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-23
PMCID:
PMC2262886
Abstract Full Text PDF–294K
What was retained? The assessment of the training for the peer trainers' course on short and long term basis
Vildan Mevsim, Dilek Guldal, Nilgun Ozcakar, Ozge Saygin
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 24. Published online 2008 January 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-24
PMCID:
PMC2266925
Abstract Full Text PDF–261K
Identification of patients for clinical risk assessment by prediction of cardiovascular risk using default risk factor values
Tom Marshall
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 25. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-25
PMCID:
PMC2244603
Abstract Full Text PDF–231K
Self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka: small-area variations in incidence
Celie Manuel, David J Gunnell, Wim van der Hoek, Andrew Dawson, Ishika K Wijeratne, Flemming Konradsen
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 26. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-26
PMCID:
PMC2262074
Abstract Full Text PDF–515K
Status and perspectives of hospital mortality in a public urban Hellenic hospital, based on a five-year review
Iordanis N Papadopoulos, Maria Papaefthymiou, Leonidas Roumeliotis, Vasilios G Panagopoulos, Anna Stefanidou, Anastasia Kostaki
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 28. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-28
PMCID:
PMC2257958
Abstract Full Text PDF–263K
Where to deliver? Analysis of choice of delivery location from a national survey in India
Amardeep Thind, Amir Mohani, Kaberi Banerjee, Fred Hagigi
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 29. Published online 2008 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-29
PMCID:
PMC2248571
Abstract Full Text PDF–256K
Women with learning disabilities and access to cervical screening: retrospective cohort study using case control methods
Fiona Reynolds, Debbi Stanistreet, Peter Elton
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 30. Published online 2008 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-30
PMCID:
PMC2248570
Abstract Full Text PDF–239K
Lost opportunities in HIV prevention: programmes miss places where exposures are highest
Ingvild F Sandøy, Seter Siziya, Knut Fylkesnes
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 31. Published online 2008 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-31
PMCID:
PMC2270817
Abstract Full Text PDF–326K
Does economic development contribute to sex differences in ischaemic heart disease mortality? Hong Kong as a natural experiment using a case-control study
C Mary Schooling, Tai Hing Lam, Sai Yin Ho, Kwok Hang Mak, Gabriel M Leung
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 32. Published online 2008 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-32
PMCID:
PMC2245924
Abstract Full Text PDF–303K
Socio-economic class, rurality and risk of cutaneous melanoma by site and gender in Sweden
Beatriz Pérez-Gómez, Nuria Aragonés, Per Gustavsson, Virginia Lope, Gonzalo López-Abente, Marina Pollán
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 33. Published online 2008 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-33
PMCID:
PMC2266924
Abstract Full Text PDF–252K
Attitudes to colorectal cancer screening among ethnic minority groups in the UK
Kathryn A Robb, Ijeoma Solarin, Emily Power, Wendy Atkin, Jane Wardle
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 34. Published online 2008 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-34
PMCID:
PMC2267180
Abstract Full Text PDF–287K
Rating neighborhoods for older adult health: results from the African American Health study
Elena M Andresen, Theodore K Malmstrom, Fredric D Wolinsky, Mario Schootman, J Philip Miller, Douglas K Miller
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 35. Published online 2008 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-35
PMCID:
PMC2262887
Abstract Full Text PDF–271K
Pattern of medical waste management: existing scenario in Dhaka City, Bangladesh
M Manzurul Hassan, Shafiul Azam Ahmed, K Anisur Rahman, Tarit Kanti Biswas
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 36. Published online 2008 January 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-36
PMCID:
PMC2254398
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.2M
Impacts of the Finnish service screening programme on breast cancer rates
Ahti Anttila, Tytti Sarkeala, Timo Hakulinen, Sirpa Heinävaara
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 38. Published online 2008 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-38
PMCID:
PMC2254397
Abstract Full Text PDF–270K
Relationship between soy and isoflavone intake and periodontal disease: The Freshmen in Dietetic Courses Study II
Keiko Tanaka, Satoshi Sasaki, Kentaro Murakami, Hitomi Okubo, Yoshiko Takahashi, Yoshihiro Miyake, for the Freshmen in Dietetic Courses Study II Group
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 39. Published online 2008 January 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-39
PMCID:
PMC2267787
Abstract Full Text PDF–278K
Changes in health and primary health care use of Moroccan and Turkish migrants between 2001 and 2005: a longitudinal study
Majda Lamkaddem, Peter M Spreeuwenberg, Walter L Devillé, Marleen Foets, Peter P Groenewegen
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 40. Published online 2008 January 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-40
PMCID:
PMC2254396
Abstract Full Text PDF–255K
The influence of active coping and perceived stress on health disparities in a multi-ethnic low income sample
Jennifer M Watson, Henrietta L Logan, Scott L Tomar
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 41. Published online 2008 January 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-41
PMCID:
PMC2268682
Abstract Full Text PDF–288K
Can the concept of Health Promoting Schools help to improve students' health knowledge and practices to combat the challenge of communicable diseases: Case study in Hong Kong?
Albert Lee, Martin CS Wong, Vera MW Keung, Hilda SK Yuen, Frances Cheng, Jennifer SY Mok
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 42. Published online 2008 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-42
PMCID:
PMC2258284
Abstract Full Text PDF–240K
Somatic health among heroin addicts before and during opioid maintenance treatment: a retrospective cohort study
Ivar Skeie, Mette Brekke, Morten Lindbæk, Helge Waal
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 43. Published online 2008 January 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-43
PMCID:
PMC2253538
Abstract Full Text PDF–298K
The association between socioeconomic position, use of revascularization procedures and five-year survival after recovery from acute myocardial infarction
Maria Rosvall, Basile Chaix, John Lynch, Martin Lindström, Juan Merlo
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 44. Published online 2008 February 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-44
PMCID:
PMC2275258
Abstract Full Text PDF–338K
Parents' perceived vulnerability and perceived control in preventing Meningococcal C infection: a large-scale interview study about vaccination
Danielle RM Timmermans, Lidewij Henneman, Remy A Hirasing, Gerrit van der Wal
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 45. Published online 2008 February 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-45
PMCID:
PMC2279114
Abstract Full Text PDF–202K Supplementary Material
Sense of coherence and diabetes: A prospective occupational cohort study
Anne M Kouvonen, Ari Väänänen, Stephen A Woods, Tarja Heponiemi, Aki Koskinen, Salla Toppinen-Tanner
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 46. Published online 2008 February 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-46
PMCID:
PMC2268681
Abstract Full Text PDF–345K
A longitudinal study of environmental tobacco smoke exposure in children: Parental self reports versus age dependent biomarkers
Carme Puig, Oscar Garcia-Algar, Toni Monleon, Roberta Pacifici, Piergiorgio Zuccaro, Jordi Sunyer, Cecilia Figueroa, Simona Pichini, Oriol Vall
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 47. Published online 2008 February 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-47
PMCID:
PMC2276212
Abstract Full Text PDF–260K
Working conditions, self-perceived stress, anxiety, depression and quality of life: A structural equation modelling approach
Bin Nordin Rusli, Bin Abdin Edimansyah, Lin Naing
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 48. Published online 2008 February 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-48
PMCID:
PMC2267182
Abstract Full Text PDF–445K
Hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women in Taiwan: Comparison between women born in Taiwan and other southeast countries
Ching-Chiang Lin, Hsiu-Shu Hsieh, Yu-Jie Huang, Yeou-Lih Huang, Ming-Kun Ku, Hsin-Chia Hung
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 49. Published online 2008 February 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-49
PMCID:
PMC2275262
Abstract Full Text PDF–492K
Investigating socio-economic-demographic determinants of tobacco use in Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Ali Yawar Alam, Azhar Iqbal, Khalif Bile Mohamud, Ronald E Laporte, Ashfaq Ahmed, Sania Nishtar
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 50. Published online 2008 February 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-50
PMCID:
PMC2268929
Abstract Full Text PDF–282K
Spread pattern of the first dengue epidemic in the city of Salvador, Brazil
Florisneide R Barreto, Maria Gloria Teixeira, Maria da Conceição N Costa, Marilia S Carvalho, Mauricio L Barreto
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 51. Published online 2008 February 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-51
PMCID:
PMC2287177
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.1M Supplementary Material
Risk factors for maternal death in the highlands of rural northern Tanzania: a case-control study
Bjørg Evjen-Olsen, Sven Gudmund Hinderaker, Rolv Terje Lie, Per Bergsjø, Peter Gasheka, Gunnar Kvåle
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 52. Published online 2008 February 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-52
PMCID:
PMC2259340
Abstract Full Text PDF–275K
What explains between-school differences in rates of sexual experience?
Marion Henderson, Isabella Butcher, Daniel Wight, Lisa Williamson, Gillian Raab
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 53. Published online 2008 February 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-53
PMCID:
PMC2277387
Abstract Full Text PDF–313K
An investigation of the population impact of variation in HbA1c levels in older people in England and Wales: From a population based multi-centre longitudinal study
Lu Gao, Fiona E Matthews, Lincoln A Sargeant, Carol Brayne, MRC CFAS
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 54. Published online 2008 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-54
PMCID:
PMC2275259
Abstract Full Text PDF–422K
Intimate partner violence against women in rural Vietnam - different socio-demographic factors are associated with different forms of violence: Need for new intervention guidelines?
Nguyen Dang Vung, Per-Olof Ostergren, Gunilla Krantz
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 55. Published online 2008 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-55
PMCID:
PMC2275257
Abstract Full Text PDF–288K
Cancer mortality differences among urban and rural residents in Lithuania
Giedre Smailyte, Juozas Kurtinaitis
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 56. Published online 2008 February 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-56
PMCID:
PMC2259339
Abstract Full Text PDF–259K
Social inequalities in changes in health-related behaviour among Slovak adolescents aged between 15 and 19: A longitudinal study
Ferdinand Salonna, Jitse P van Dijk, Andrea Madarasova Geckova, Maria Sleskova, Johan W Groothoff, Sijmen A Reijneveld
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 57. Published online 2008 February 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-57
PMCID:
PMC2275256
Abstract Full Text PDF–358K
Key health promotion factors among male members of staff at a higher educational institution: A cross-sectional postal survey
Alena Vasianovich, Edwin R van Teijlingen, Garth Reid, Neil W Scott
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 58. Published online 2008 February 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-58
PMCID:
PMC2270269
Abstract Full Text PDF–301K Supplementary Material
Comparing estimates of influenza-associated hospitalization and death among adults with congestive heart failure based on how influenza season is defined
Carolyn Sandoval, Stephen D Walter, Paul Krueger, Mark B Loeb
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 59. Published online 2008 February 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-59
PMCID:
PMC2267181
Abstract Full Text PDF–245K
The long-term hospitalization experience following military service in the 1991 Gulf War among veterans remaining on active duty, 1994–2004
Tomoko I Hooper, Samar F DeBakey, Barbara E Nagaraj, Kimberly S Bellis, Besa Smith, Tyler C Smith, Gary D Gackstetter
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 60. Published online 2008 February 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-60
PMCID:
PMC2263030
Abstract Full Text PDF–388K
Social contact networks for the spread of pandemic influenza in children and teenagers
Laura M Glass, Robert J Glass
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 61. Published online 2008 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-61
PMCID:
PMC2277389
Abstract Full Text PDF–547K Supplementary Material
Gender, socio-economic status and metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and old adults
Ana C Santos, Shah Ebrahim, Henrique Barros
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 62. Published online 2008 February 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-62
PMCID:
PMC2270270
Abstract Full Text PDF–292K
"That is why I stopped the ART": Patients' & providers' perspectives on barriers to and enablers of HIV treatment adherence in a South African workplace programme
Mison Dahab, Salome Charalambous, Robin Hamilton, Katherine Fielding, Karina Kielmann, Gavin J Churchyard, Alison D Grant
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 63. Published online 2008 February 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-63
PMCID:
PMC2276211
Abstract Full Text PDF–240K
Traditional circumcision during manhood initiation rituals in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: a pre-post intervention evaluation
Karl Peltzer, Ayanda Nqeketo, George Petros, Xola Kanta
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 64. Published online 2008 February 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-64
PMCID:
PMC2259337
Abstract Full Text PDF–224K
Prevalence of HIV, Herpes Simplex Virus-2, and Syphilis in male sex partners of pregnant women in Peru
Jesse L Clark, Kelika A Konda, Cesar V Munayco, Monica Pún, Andres G Lescano, Segundo R Leon, Jose Pajuelo, Luis Suarez-Ognio, Jeffrey D Klausner, Thomas J Coates, Carlos F Cáceres
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 65. Published online 2008 February 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-65
PMCID:
PMC2265685
Abstract Full Text PDF–205K
Monitoring trends in socioeconomic health inequalities: it matters how you measure
Young-Ho Khang, Sung-Cheol Yun, John W Lynch
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 66. Published online 2008 February 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-66
PMCID:
PMC2266739
Abstract Full Text PDF–257K
An investigation of the smoking behaviours of parents before, during and after the birth of their children in Taiwan
Shu-Fang Shih, Likwang Chen, Chi Pang Wen, Wei-Chih Yang, Yaw-Tang Shih
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 67. Published online 2008 February 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-67
PMCID:
PMC2289813
Abstract Full Text PDF–214K
Sputum microscopy for the diagnosis of HIV-associated pulmonary tuberculosis in Tanzania
Mecky Matee, Lillian Mtei, Tarja Lounasvaara, Wendy Wieland-Alter, Richard Waddell, Johnson Lyimo, Muhammad Bakari, Kisali Pallangyo, C Fordham von Reyn
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 68. Published online 2008 February 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-68
PMCID:
PMC2265272
Abstract Full Text PDF–236K
Health information seeking on the Internet: a double divide? Results from a representative survey in the Paris metropolitan area, France, 2005–2006
Emilie Renahy, Isabelle Parizot, Pierre Chauvin
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 69. Published online 2008 February 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-69
PMCID:
PMC2275260
Abstract Full Text PDF–299K
Psychometric evaluation of the Problem Areas in Diabetes (PAID) survey in Southern, rural African American women with Type 2 diabetes
Stephania T Miller, Tom A Elasy
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 70. Published online 2008 February 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-70
PMCID:
PMC2268930
Abstract Full Text PDF–198K
How effective is good domestic kitchen hygiene at reducing diarrhoeal disease in developed countries? A systematic review and reanalysis of the UK IID study
Anna Stenberg, Clare Macdonald, Paul R Hunter
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 71. Published online 2008 February 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-71
PMCID:
PMC2266741
Abstract Full Text PDF–286K Supplementary Material
The association of urinary cadmium with sex steroid hormone concentrations in a general population sample of US adult men
Andy Menke, Eliseo Guallar, Meredith S Shiels, Sabine Rohrmann, Shehzad Basaria, Nader Rifai, William G Nelson, Elizabeth A Platz
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 72. Published online 2008 February 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-72
PMCID:
PMC2267786
Abstract Full Text PDF–265K
The Sandwell Project: A controlled evaluation of a programme of targeted screening for prevention of cardiovascular disease in primary care
Tom Marshall, Paul Westerby, Jenny Chen, Mary Fairfield, Jenny Harding, Ruth Westerby, Rajai Ahmad, John Middleton
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 73. Published online 2008 February 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-73
PMCID:
PMC2278139
Abstract Full Text PDF–276K
Daylight saving time transitions and hospital treatments due to accidents or manic episodes
Tuuli A Lahti, Jari Haukka, Jouko Lönnqvist, Timo Partonen
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 74. Published online 2008 February 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-74
PMCID:
PMC2266740
Abstract Full Text PDF–208K
Depression and termination of pregnancy (induced abortion) in a national cohort of young Australian women: the confounding effect of women's experience of violence
Angela J Taft, Lyndsey F Watson
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 75. Published online 2008 February 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-75
PMCID:
PMC2278138
Abstract Full Text PDF–258K
Scale Development: Factors Affecting Diet, Exercise, and Stress Management (FADESM)
Mei-Wei Chang, Roger Brown, Susan Nitzke
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 76. Published online 2008 February 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-76
PMCID:
PMC2266923
Abstract Full Text PDF–270K Supplementary Material
Japanese cancer patient participation in and satisfaction with treatment-related decision-making: A qualitative study
Yoshiko Watanabe, Miyako Takahashi, Ichiro Kai
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 77. Published online 2008 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-77
PMCID:
PMC2291463
Abstract Full Text PDF–286K
Baseline assessment of prevalence and geographical distribution of HPV types in Chile using self-collected vaginal samples
Catterina Ferreccio, Alejandro Corvalán, Paula Margozzini, Paola Viviani, Claudia González, Ximena Aguilera, Patti E Gravitt
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 78. Published online 2008 February 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-78
PMCID:
PMC2291464
Abstract Full Text PDF–640K
The prevalence of self-reported deliberate self harm in Irish adolescents
Carolyn Morey, Paul Corcoran, Ella Arensman, Ivan J Perry
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 79. Published online 2008 February 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-79
PMCID:
PMC2270271
Abstract Full Text PDF–232K
Reduction in young male suicide in Scotland
Cameron Stark, Diane Stockton, Rob Henderson
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 80. Published online 2008 February 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-80
PMCID:
PMC2292166
Abstract Full Text PDF–255K
Disclosure experience and associated factors among HIV positive men and women clinical service users in southwest Ethiopia
Kebede Deribe, Kifle Woldemichael, Mekitie Wondafrash, Amaha Haile, Alemayehu Amberbir
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 81. Published online 2008 February 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-81
PMCID:
PMC2275263
Abstract Full Text PDF–240K
Vaccination coverage in children can be estimated from health insurance data
Helen Kalies, Rebekka Redel, Rudolf Varga, Martin Tauscher, Rüdiger von Kries
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 82. Published online 2008 March 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-82
PMCID:
PMC2268683
Abstract Full Text PDF–251K
Negotiating the transition from adolescence to motherhood: Coping with prenatal and parenting stress in teenage mothers in Mulago hospital, Uganda
Dan K Kaye
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 83. Published online 2008 March 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-83
PMCID:
PMC2297507
Abstract Full Text PDF–227K
Obesity and cardio-metabolic risk factors in urban adults of Benin: Relationship with socio-economic status, urbanisation, and lifestyle patterns
Roger Sodjinou, Victoire Agueh, Benjamin Fayomi, Hélène Delisle
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 84. Published online 2008 March 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-84
PMCID:
PMC2315643
Abstract Full Text PDF–351K
An investigation into the prevalence of dog bites to primary school children in Trinidad
Karla Georges, Abiodun Adesiyun
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 85. Published online 2008 March 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-85
PMCID:
PMC2292167
Abstract Full Text PDF–261K
Social correlates of cigarette smoking among Icelandic adolescents: A population-based cross-sectional study
Alfgeir L Kristjansson, Inga D Sigfusdottir, John P Allegrante, Asgeir R Helgason
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 86. Published online 2008 March 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-86
PMCID:
PMC2322976
Abstract Full Text PDF–256K
Analysis of oral cancer epidemiology in the US reveals state-specific trends: implications for oral cancer prevention
Karl Kingsley, Susan O'Malley, Marcia Ditmyer, Michelle Chino
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 87. Published online 2008 March 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-87
PMCID:
PMC2287178
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.2M
Sense of coherence and attrition during four-year follow-up in cohorts of permanent and non-permanent Finnish employees
Virpi Liukkonen, Pekka Virtanen, Mika Kivimäki, Jaana Pentti, Jussi Vahtera
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 88. Published online 2008 March 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-88
PMCID:
PMC2275261
Abstract Full Text PDF–252K
Adolescents' health and health behaviour as predictors of injury death. A prospective cohort follow-up of 652,530 person-years
Ville M Mattila, Jari Parkkari, Leena Koivusilta, Tapio Nummi, Pekka Kannus, Arja Rimpelä
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 90. Published online 2008 March 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-90
PMCID:
PMC2292710
Abstract Full Text PDF–267K
Self-management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a qualitative investigation from the perspective of participants in a nurse-led, shared-care programme in the Netherlands
Albine Moser, Harry van der Bruggen, Guy Widdershoven, Cor Spreeuwenberg
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 91. Published online 2008 March 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-91
PMCID:
PMC2292711
Abstract Full Text PDF–267K
Exposure to the tsunami disaster, PTSD symptoms and increased substance use – an Internet based survey of male and female residents of Switzerland
Stefan Vetter, Astrid Rossegger, Wulf Rossler, Jonathan I Bisson, Jerome Endrass
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 92. Published online 2008 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-92
PMCID:
PMC2277388
Abstract Full Text PDF–257K
Undocumented migrants lack access to pregnancy care and prevention
Hans Wolff, Manuella Epiney, Ana P Lourenco, Michael C Costanza, Jacqueline Delieutraz-Marchand, Nicole Andreoli, Jean-Bernard Dubuisson, Jean-Michel Gaspoz, Olivier Irion
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 93. Published online 2008 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-93
PMCID:
PMC2323378
Abstract Full Text PDF–282K
Positive deviance control-case life history: a method to develop grounded hypotheses about successful long-term avoidance of infection
Samuel R Friedman, Pedro Mateu-Gelabert, Milagros Sandoval, Holly Hagan, Don C Des Jarlais
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 94. Published online 2008 March 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-94
PMCID:
PMC2329618
Abstract Full Text PDF–320K Supplementary Material
Validity of parental work information on the birth certificate
Jean D Brender, Lucina Suarez, Peter H Langlois
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 95. Published online 2008 March 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-95
PMCID:
PMC2324093
Abstract Full Text PDF–282K
Estimating the burden of rhodesiense sleeping sickness during an outbreak in Serere, eastern Uganda
Eric M Fèvre, Martin Odiit, Paul G Coleman, Mark EJ Woolhouse, Susan C Welburn
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 96. Published online 2008 March 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-96
PMCID:
PMC2322978
Abstract Full Text PDF–368K
Prevalence and correlates of tobacco use amongst junior collegiates in twin cities of western Nepal: A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey
Chandrashekhar T Sreeramareddy, PV Kishore, Jagadish Paudel, Ritesh G Menezes
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 97. Published online 2008 March 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-97
PMCID:
PMC2292712
Abstract Full Text PDF–310K
A 6 year Geohelminth infection profile of children at high altitude in Western Nepal
Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay, Godwin Wilson, Kiran Chawla, Binu VS, PG Shivananda
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 98. Published online 2008 March 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-98
PMCID:
PMC2335097
Abstract Full Text PDF–242K
Impact of methodological "shortcuts" in conducting public health surveys: Results from a vaccination coverage survey
Elizabeth T Luman, Mariana Sablan, Shannon Stokley, Mary M McCauley, Kate M Shaw
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 99. Published online 2008 March 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-99
PMCID:
PMC2346471
Abstract Full Text PDF–292K
Surveillance study of vector species on board passenger ships, Risk factors related to infestations
Varvara A Mouchtouri, Rimma Anagnostopoulou, Anna Samanidou-Voyadjoglou, Kalliopi Theodoridou, Chrissi Hatzoglou, Jenny Kremastinou, Christos Hadjichristodoulou
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 100. Published online 2008 March 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-100
PMCID:
PMC2359741
Abstract Full Text PDF–263K
Neighbourhood perceptions of physical activity: a qualitative study
Louise N Burgoyne, Catherine Woods, Rosarie Coleman, Ivan J Perry
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 101. Published online 2008 March 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-101
PMCID:
PMC2297506
Abstract Full Text PDF–300K
Gender, school and academic year differences among Spanish university students at high-risk for developing an eating disorder: An epidemiologic study
Ana R Sepulveda, Jose A Carrobles, Ana M Gandarillas
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 102. Published online 2008 March 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-102
PMCID:
PMC2387144
Abstract Full Text PDF–631K
Paternal psychosocial work conditions and mental health outcomes: A case-control study
Stefania Maggi, Aleck Ostry, James Tansey, James Dunn, Ruth Hershler, Lisa Chen, Clyde Hertzman
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 104. Published online 2008 March 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-104
PMCID:
PMC2358891
Abstract Full Text PDF–292K Supplementary Material
Acupuncture, chiropractic and osteopathy use in Australia: a national population survey
Charlie CL Xue, Anthony L Zhang, Vivian Lin, Ray Myers, Barbara Polus, David F Story
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 105. Published online 2008 April 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-105
PMCID:
PMC2322980
Abstract Full Text PDF–260K
A comparison of four scoring methods based on the parent-rated Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire as used in the Dutch preventive child health care system
Mathilde R Crone, Anton GC Vogels, Femke Hoekstra, Philip DA Treffers, Sijmen A Reijneveld
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 106. Published online 2008 April 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-106
PMCID:
PMC2359742
Abstract Full Text PDF–272K
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, human immunodeficiency virus, and foreign birth in North Carolina, 1993 – 2006
Aaron M Kipp, Jason E Stout, Carol Dukes Hamilton, Annelies Van Rie
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 107. Published online 2008 April 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-107
PMCID:
PMC2346470
Abstract Full Text PDF–297K
Prevalence of prehypertension and associated cardiovascular risk profiles among prediabetic Omani adults
Shyam Sundar Ganguly, Mohammed Ali Al-Shafaee, Kamlesh Bhargava, Kalyan Kanti Duttagupta
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 108. Published online 2008 April 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-108
PMCID:
PMC2386813
Abstract Full Text PDF–262K
Hospitalizations associated with rotavirus gastroenteritis in Spain, 2001–2005
Ana López-de-Andrés, Rodrigo Jiménez-García, Pilar Carrasco-Garrido, Alejandro Alvaro-Meca, Patricia Graciela Galarza, Ángel Gil de Miguel
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 109. Published online 2008 April 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-109
PMCID:
PMC2346473
Abstract Full Text PDF–261K
Chronic disease mortality associated with infectious agents: A comparative cohort study of migrants from the Former Soviet Union in Israel and Germany
Jördis J Ott, Ari M Paltiel, Volker Winkler, Heiko Becher
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 110. Published online 2008 April 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-110
PMCID:
PMC2377256
Abstract Full Text PDF–278K
Life style related to blood pressure and body weight in adolescence: Cross sectional data from the Young-HUNT study, Norway
Magnus H Fasting, Tom IL Nilsen, Turid L Holmen, Torstein Vik
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 111. Published online 2008 April 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-111
PMCID:
PMC2375890
Abstract Full Text PDF–274K
Socioeconomic position and risk of short-term weight gain: Prospective study of 14,619 middle-aged men and women
Lisa R Purslow, Elizabeth H Young, Nicholas J Wareham, Nita Forouhi, Eric J Brunner, Robert N Luben, Ailsa A Welch, Kay-Tee Khaw, Shelia A Bingham, Manjinder S Sandhu
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 112. Published online 2008 April 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-112
PMCID:
PMC2323377
Abstract Full Text PDF–257K Supplementary Material
Evaluating human papillomavirus vaccination programs in Canada: should provincial healthcare pay for voluntary adult vaccination?
Marco Llamazares, Robert J Smith?
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 114. Published online 2008 April 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-114
PMCID:
PMC2373297
Abstract Full Text PDF–399K
Risk factors for childhood obesity: shift of the entire BMI distribution vs. shift of the upper tail only in a cross sectional study
André M Toschke, Rüdiger von Kries, Andreas Beyerlein, Simon Rückinger
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 115. Published online 2008 April 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-115
PMCID:
PMC2322977
Abstract Full Text PDF–330K
Calculating expected years of life lost for assessing local ethnic disparities in causes of premature death
Tomás J Aragón, Daphne Y Lichtensztajn, Brian S Katcher, Randy Reiter, Mitchell H Katz
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 116. Published online 2008 April 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-116
PMCID:
PMC2386472
Abstract Full Text PDF–812K Supplementary Material
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in population-based studies: Systematic review
Qiu-Li Zhang, Dietrich Rothenbacher
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 117. Published online 2008 April 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-117
PMCID:
PMC2377260
Abstract Full Text PDF–389K
The influences of Taiwan's generic grouping price policy on drug prices and expenditures: Evidence from analysing the consumption of the three most-used classes of cardiovascular drugs
Chi-Liang Chen, Likwang Chen, Wei-Chih Yang
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 118. Published online 2008 April 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-118
PMCID:
PMC2377257
Abstract Full Text PDF–279K
The influence of multi-morbidity and self-reported socio-economic standing on the prevalence of depression in an elderly Hong Kong population
Samuel YS Wong, Stewart W Mercer, Jean Woo, Jason Leung
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 119. Published online 2008 April 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-119
PMCID:
PMC2335096
Abstract Full Text PDF–251K
Stages of development and injury: An epidemiological survey of young children presenting to an emergency department
Kirsty MacInnes, David H Stone
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 120. Published online 2008 April 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-120
PMCID:
PMC2330035
Abstract Full Text PDF–250K
Reliability of medical students' vaccination histories for immunisable diseases
Sabine Wicker, Regina Allwinn, René Gottschalk, Holger F Rabenau
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 121. Published online 2008 April 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-121
PMCID:
PMC2330143
Abstract Full Text PDF–269K
Epidemiological analysis of injury in Shandong Province, China
Jixiang Ma, Xiaolei Guo, Aiqiang Xu, Jiyu Zhang, Chongqi Jia
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 122. Published online 2008 April 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-122
PMCID:
PMC2377261
Abstract Full Text PDF–224K
Parents' concerns about children are highly prevalent but often not confirmed by child doctors and nurses
Sijmen A Reijneveld, Gea de Meer, Carin H Wiefferink, Matty R Crone
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 124. Published online 2008 April 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-124
PMCID:
PMC2383909
Abstract Full Text PDF–282K
Age differences in mental health literacy
Louise Farrer, Liana Leach, Kathleen M Griffiths, Helen Christensen, Anthony F Jorm
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 125. Published online 2008 April 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-125
PMCID:
PMC2358892
Abstract Full Text PDF–199K
Sex and the city: Differences in disease- and disability-free life years, and active community participation of elderly men and women in 7 cities in Latin America and the Caribbean
Angela MC Rose, Anselm J Hennis, Ian R Hambleton
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 127. Published online 2008 April 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-127
PMCID:
PMC2387143
Abstract Full Text PDF–313K
Reasons for not using smoking cessation aids
Beatrice Gross, Leonie Brose, Anja Schumann, Sabina Ulbricht, Christian Meyer, Henry Völzke, Hans-Jürgen Rumpf, Ulrich John
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 129. Published online 2008 April 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-129
PMCID:
PMC2386812
Abstract Full Text PDF–284K
Promoting prevention with economic arguments – The case of Finnish occupational health services
Eila Kankaanpää, Aki Suhonen, Hannu Valtonen
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 130. Published online 2008 April 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-130
PMCID:
PMC2386811
Abstract Full Text PDF–257K Supplementary Material
The area-based social patterning of injuries among 10 to 19 year olds Changes over time in the Stockholm County
Anne-Mari Reimers, Antonio Ponce de Leon, Lucie Laflamme
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 131. Published online 2008 April 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-131
PMCID:
PMC2377258
Abstract Full Text PDF–388K
Viral hepatitis in Germany: poor vaccination coverage and little knowledge about transmission in target groups
Karl Schenkel, Doris Radun, Viviane Bremer, Nikolaus Bocter, Osamah Hamouda
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 132. Published online 2008 April 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-132
PMCID:
PMC2387145
Abstract Full Text PDF–316K
Rapid increases in obesity in Jamaica, compared to Nigeria and the United States
Ramón A Durazo-Arvizu, Amy Luke, Richard S Cooper, Guichan Cao, Lara Dugas, Adebowale Adeyemo, Michael Boyne, Terrence Forrester
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 133. Published online 2008 April 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-133
PMCID:
PMC2390537
Abstract Full Text PDF–874K
Smoking in context – a multilevel approach to smoking among females in Helsinki
Sakari Karvonen, Petteri Sipilä, Pekka Martikainen, Ossi Rahkonen, Mikko Laaksonen
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 134. Published online 2008 April 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-134
PMCID:
PMC2377262
Abstract Full Text PDF–234K
Estimating the costs of school closure for mitigating an influenza pandemic
Md Z Sadique, Elisabeth J Adams, William J Edmunds
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 135. Published online 2008 April 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-135
PMCID:
PMC2377259
Abstract Full Text PDF–238K
Predictors of early sexual initiation among a nationally representative sample of Nigerian adolescents
Adesegun O Fatusi, Robert W Blum
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 136. Published online 2008 April 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-136
PMCID:
PMC2390536
Abstract Full Text PDF–299K
Verifiability of diagnostic categories and work ability in the context of disability pension award: A survey on "gatekeeping" among general practitioners in Norway
Rein Overland, Simon Overland, Kristian Nyborg Johansen, Arnstein Mykletun
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 137. Published online 2008 April 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-137
PMCID:
PMC2387147
Abstract Full Text PDF–487K Supplementary Material
What they fill in today, may not be useful tomorrow: Lessons learned from studying Medical Records at the Women hospital in Tabriz, Iran
Faramarz Pourasghar, Hossein Malekafzali, Alireza Kazemi, Johan Ellenius, Uno Fors
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 139. Published online 2008 April 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-139
PMCID:
PMC2377263
Abstract Full Text PDF–191K
Obesity and prevalence of chronic diseases in the 1999–2000 Italian National Health Survey
Stefano Calza, Adriano Decarli, Monica Ferraroni
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 140. Published online 2008 April 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-140
PMCID:
PMC2386470
Abstract Full Text PDF–261K
Reproductive health and pregnancy outcomes among French gulf war veterans
Catherine Verret, Mathe-Aline Jutand, Catherine De Vigan, Marion Bégassat, Lynda Bensefa-Colas, Patrick Brochard, Roger Salamon
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 141. Published online 2008 April 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-141
PMCID:
PMC2387146
Abstract Full Text PDF–310K
Impact of five years of peer-mediated interventions on sexual behavior and sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya
Stanley Luchters, Matthew F Chersich, Agnes Rinyiru, Mary-Stella Barasa, Nzioki King'ola, Kishorchandra Mandaliya, Wilkister Bosire, Sam Wambugu, Peter Mwarogo, Marleen Temmerman
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 143. Published online 2008 April 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-143
PMCID:
PMC2397398
Abstract Full Text PDF–289K
Chinese version of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey: cross-cultural instrument adaptation
Ping-Ling Chen, Hung-Yi Chiou, Yi-Hua Chen
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 144. Published online 2008 April 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-144
PMCID:
PMC2390538
Abstract Full Text PDF–202K Supplementary Material
Intentional injury reported by young people in the Federated States of Micronesia, Kingdom of Tonga and Vanuatu
Ben J Smith, Philayrath Phongsavan, Dale Bampton, Genevieve Peacocke, Mercedes Gilmete, Drew Havea, Tien Chey, Adrian E Bauman
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 145. Published online 2008 April 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-145
PMCID:
PMC2394527
Abstract Full Text PDF–257K
Suicide among adults aged 30–49: A psychological autopsy study in Hong Kong
Paul WC Wong, Wincy SC Chan, Eric YH Chen, Sandra SM Chan, YW Law, Paul SF Yip
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 147. Published online 2008 May 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-147
PMCID:
PMC2412876
Abstract Full Text PDF–259K
Patterns of coronary heart disease mortality over the 20th century in England and Wales: Possible plateaus in the rate of decline
Steven Allender, Peter Scarborough, Martin O'Flaherty, Simon Capewell
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 148. Published online 2008 May 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-148
PMCID:
PMC2386471
Abstract Full Text PDF–302K
Factors predicting drop out from, and retention in, specialist drug treatment services: A case control study in the North West of England
Caryl M Beynon, Alison M McMinn, Adam JE Marr
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 149. Published online 2008 May 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-149
PMCID:
PMC2409325
Abstract Full Text PDF–294K
Development and validation of psychosocial determinants measures of physical activity among Iranian adolescent girls
Ashraf Pirasteh, Alireza Hidarnia, Ali Asghari, Soghrate Faghihzadeh, Fazlollah Ghofranipour
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 150. Published online 2008 May 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-150
PMCID:
PMC2397400
Abstract Full Text PDF–285K Supplementary Material
Prevalence of high frequency hearing loss consistent with noise exposure among people working with sound systems and general population in Brazil: A cross-sectional study
Regina P El Dib, Edina MK Silva, José F Morais, Virgínia FM Trevisani
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 151. Published online 2008 May 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-151
PMCID:
PMC2409328
Abstract Full Text PDF–272K
Cancer patterns among children of Turkish descent in Germany: A study at the German Childhood Cancer Registry
Jacob Spallek, Claudia Spix, Hajo Zeeb, Peter Kaatsch, Oliver Razum
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 152. Published online 2008 May 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-152
PMCID:
PMC2396623
Abstract Full Text PDF–253K Supplementary Material
Are hygiene and public health interventions likely to improve outcomes for Australian Aboriginal children living in remote communities? A systematic review of the literature
Elizabeth McDonald, Ross Bailie, David Brewster, Peter Morris
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 153. Published online 2008 May 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-153
PMCID:
PMC2397399
Abstract Full Text PDF–366K
Tackling tuberculosis patients' internalized social stigma through patient centred care: An intervention study in rural Nicaragua
Jean Macq, Alejandro Solis, Guillermo Martinez, Patrick Martiny
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 154. Published online 2008 May 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-154
PMCID:
PMC2396624
Abstract Full Text PDF–287K
Sexual uses of alcohol and drugs and the associated health risks: A cross sectional study of young people in nine European cities
Mark A Bellis, Karen Hughes, Amador Calafat, Montse Juan, Anna Ramon, José A Rodriguez, Fernando Mendes, Susanne Schnitzer, Penny Phillips-Howard
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 155. Published online 2008 May 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-155
PMCID:
PMC2409330
Abstract Full Text PDF–232K
The perceived impact of location privacy: A web-based survey of public health perspectives and requirements in the UK and Canada
Philip AbdelMalik, Maged N Kamel Boulos, Ray Jones
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 156. Published online 2008 May 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-156
PMCID:
PMC2396622
Abstract Full Text PDF–280K Supplementary Material
Malaria treatment in the retail sector: Knowledge and practices of drug sellers in rural Tanzania
Manuel W Hetzel, Angel Dillip, Christian Lengeler, Brigit Obrist, June J Msechu, Ahmed M Makemba, Christopher Mshana, Alexander Schulze, Hassan Mshinda
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 157. Published online 2008 May 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-157
PMCID:
PMC2405791
Abstract Full Text PDF–383K
Timing of therapy for latent tuberculosis infection among immigrants presenting to a U.S. public health clinic: a retrospective study
Kathleen R Page, Yukari C Manabe, Akintoye Adelakun, Lynn Federline, Wendy Cronin, James D Campbell, Susan E Dorman
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 158. Published online 2008 May 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-158
PMCID:
PMC2394528
Abstract Full Text PDF–258K
Does transition from an unstable labour market position to permanent employment protect mental health? Results from a 14-year follow-up of school-leavers
Ieva Reine, Mehmed Novo, Anne Hammarström
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 159. Published online 2008 May 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-159
PMCID:
PMC2409329
Abstract Full Text PDF–261K Supplementary Material
Implications for registry-based vaccine effectiveness studies from an evaluation of an immunization registry: A cross-sectional study
Barbara E Mahon, Kimberly M Shea, Nancy N Dougherty, Anita M Loughlin
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 160. Published online 2008 May 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-160
PMCID:
PMC2412875
Abstract Full Text PDF–265K
Risk factors for incomplete vaccination and missed opportunity for immunization in rural Mozambique
Jagrati V Jani, Caroline De Schacht, Ilesh V Jani, Gunnar Bjune
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 161. Published online 2008 May 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-161
PMCID:
PMC2405792
Abstract Full Text PDF–233K
Prescription of medicines by medical students of Karachi, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study
Syed Nabeel Zafar, Reema Syed, Sana Waqar, Faria A Irani, Sarah Saleem
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 162. Published online 2008 May 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-162
PMCID:
PMC2408580
Abstract Full Text PDF–255K Supplementary Material
Changes in undergraduate student alcohol consumption as they progress through university
Bridgette M Bewick, Brendan Mulhern, Michael Barkham, Karen Trusler, Andrew J Hill, William B Stiles
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 163. Published online 2008 May 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-163
PMCID:
PMC2405793
Abstract Full Text PDF–266K
The longitudinal relationship between job mobility, perceived organizational justice, and health
Mats Liljegren, Kerstin Ekberg
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 164. Published online 2008 May 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-164
PMCID:
PMC2408581
Abstract Full Text PDF–282K
Depression, anxiety, stress, social interaction and health-related quality of life in men and women with unexplained chest pain
Annika Janson Fagring, Karin I Kjellgren, Annika Rosengren, Lauren Lissner, Karin Manhem, Catharina Welin
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 165. Published online 2008 May 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-165
PMCID:
PMC2416450
Abstract Full Text PDF–277K
Secular trends in height and weight among children and adolescents of the Seychelles, 1956–2006
Pedro Marques-Vidal, George Madeleine, Sarah Romain, Anne Gabriel, Pascal Bovet
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 166. Published online 2008 May 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-166
PMCID:
PMC2405790
Abstract Full Text PDF–342K
Do advertisements for antihypertensive drugs in Australia promote quality prescribing? A cross-sectional study
Brett D Montgomery, Peter R Mansfield, Geoffrey K Spurling, Alison M Ward
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 167. Published online 2008 May 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-167
PMCID:
PMC2409327
Abstract Full Text PDF–286K Supplementary Material
18-month occurrence of severe events among early diagnosed HIV-infected children before antiretroviral therapy in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: A cohort study
Jérôme Harambat, Patricia Fassinou, Renaud Becquet, Pety Touré, François Rouet, François Dabis, Philippe Msellati, Stéphane Blanche, Marguerite Timité-Konan, Roger Salamon, Valériane Leroy, ANRS 1201/1202 Ditrame Plus Study Group
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 169. Published online 2008 May 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-169
PMCID:
PMC2416449
Abstract Full Text PDF–329K Supplementary Material
Impact of socio-economic factors on stroke prevalence among urban and rural residents in Mainland China
Fei Xu, Lap Ah Tse, XiaoMei Yin, Ignatius Tak-sun Yu, Sian Griffiths
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 170. Published online 2008 May 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-170
PMCID:
PMC2416447
Abstract Full Text PDF–268K
Predictors of overweight and obesity in five to seven-year-old children in Germany: Results from cross-sectional studies
Christian J Apfelbacher, Adrian Loerbroks, John Cairns, Heidrun Behrendt, Johannes Ring, Ursula Krämer
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 171. Published online 2008 May 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-171
PMCID:
PMC2426699
Abstract Full Text PDF–245K
Targeting physical activity promotion in general practice: Characteristics of inactive patients and willingness to change
Gonzalo Grandes, Alvaro Sánchez, Jesús Torcal, Ricardo Ortega Sánchez-Pinilla, Kepa Lizarraga, Javier Serra, The PEPAF Group
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 172. Published online 2008 May 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-172
PMCID:
PMC2412873
Abstract Full Text PDF–359K Supplementary Material
'People pull the rug from under your feet': barriers to successful public health programmes
Deborah Ritchie, Wendy Gnich, Odette Parry, Steve Platt
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 173. Published online 2008 May 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-173
PMCID:
PMC2408582
Abstract Full Text PDF–283K
Waterpipe smoking in students: Prevalence, risk factors, symptoms of addiction, and smoke intake. Evidence from one British university
Daniel Jackson, Paul Aveyard
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 174. Published online 2008 May 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-174
PMCID:
PMC2413225
Abstract Full Text PDF–227K
Internal validity of a household food security scale is consistent among diverse populations participating in a food supplement program in Colombia
Michelle Hackett, Hugo Melgar-Quinonez, Martha C Alvarez Uribe
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 175. Published online 2008 May 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-175
PMCID:
PMC2409326
Abstract Full Text PDF–303K
High prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes and abnormal glucose tolerance in the Iranian urban population: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study
Farzad Hadaegh, Mohammad Reza Bozorgmanesh, Asghar Ghasemi, Hadi Harati, Navid Saadat, Fereidoun Azizi
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 176. Published online 2008 May 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-176
PMCID:
PMC2413226
Abstract Full Text PDF–258K
Tuberculosis suspicion and knowledge among private and public general practitioners: Questionnaire Based Study in Oman
Abdullah A Al-Maniri, Omar A Al-Rawas, Fatmah Al-Ajmi, Ayesha De Costa, Bo Eriksson, Vinod K Diwan
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 177. Published online 2008 May 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-177
PMCID:
PMC2413224
Abstract Full Text PDF–242K Supplementary Material
Population tobacco control interventions and their effects on social inequalities in smoking: placing an equity lens on existing systematic reviews
Caroline Main, Sian Thomas, David Ogilvie, Lisa Stirk, Mark Petticrew, Margaret Whitehead, Amanda Sowden
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 178. Published online 2008 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-178
PMCID:
PMC2412872
Abstract Full Text PDF–387K Supplementary Material
Contribution of smoking and air pollution exposure in urban areas to social differences in respiratory health
Tamara Schikowski, Dorothee Sugiri, Verena Reimann, Beate Pesch, Ulrich Ranft, Ursula Krämer
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 179. Published online 2008 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-179
PMCID:
PMC2426697
Abstract Full Text PDF–241K
An integrated model of care to counter high incidence of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases in men who have sex with men – initial analysis of service utilizers in Zurich
David LB Schwappach, Philip Bruggmann
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 180. Published online 2008 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-180
PMCID:
PMC2412874
Abstract Full Text PDF–275K
Job strain — Attributable depression in a sample of working Australians: Assessing the contribution to health inequalities
Anthony D LaMontagne, Tessa Keegel, Deborah Vallance, Aleck Ostry, Rory Wolfe
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 181. Published online 2008 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-181
PMCID:
PMC2416448
Abstract Full Text PDF–304K
Less healthy, but more active: Opposing selection biases when recruiting older people to a physical activity study through primary care
Tess J Harris, Christina R Victor, Iain M Carey, Rika Adams, Derek G Cook
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 182. Published online 2008 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-182
PMCID:
PMC2426698
Abstract Full Text PDF–210K Supplementary Material
Doctors' personal health care choices: A cross-sectional survey in a mixed public/private setting
Julie Y Chen, Eileen YY Tse, Tai Pong Lam, Donald KT Li, David VK Chao, Chi Wai Kwan
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 183. Published online 2008 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-183
PMCID:
PMC2429910
Abstract Full Text PDF–256K Supplementary Material
Use of residential wood heating in a context of climate change: a population survey in Québec (Canada)
Diane Bélanger, Pierre Gosselin, Pierre Valois, Belkacem Abdous
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 184. Published online 2008 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-184
PMCID:
PMC2430962
Abstract Full Text PDF–292K
Strategies to improve global influenza surveillance: A decision tool for policymakers
Melinda Moore, Edward Chan, Nicole Lurie, Agnes Gereben Schaefer, Danielle M Varda, John A Zambrano
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 186. Published online 2008 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-186
PMCID:
PMC2430963
Abstract Full Text PDF–394K Supplementary Material
Italian multicenter study on infection hazards during dental practice: Control of environmental microbial contamination in public dental surgeries
Paolo Castiglia, Giorgio Liguori, Maria Teresa Montagna, Christian Napoli, Cesira Pasquarella, Margherita Bergomi, Leila Fabiani, Silvano Monarca, Stefano Petti, SItI Working Group Hygiene in Dentistry
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 187. Published online 2008 May 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-187
PMCID:
PMC2430203
Abstract Full Text PDF–219K
Obesity prevention in child care: A review of U.S. state regulations
Sara E Benjamin, Angie Cradock, Elizabeth M Walker, Meghan Slining, Matthew W Gillman
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 188. Published online 2008 May 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-188
PMCID:
PMC2438347
Abstract Full Text PDF–313K
C-reactive protein, established risk factors and social inequalities in cardiovascular disease – the significance of absolute versus relative measures of disease
Maria Rosvall, Gunnar Engström, Göran Berglund, Bo Hedblad
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 189. Published online 2008 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-189
PMCID:
PMC2459164
Abstract Full Text PDF–271K
Prevalence and social environment of cigarette smoking in Cyprus youth
Costas A Christophi, Ourania Kolokotroni, Hillel R Alpert, Charles W Warren, Nathan R Jones, Philip Demokritou, Gregory N Connolly
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 190. Published online 2008 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-190
PMCID:
PMC2435118
Abstract Full Text PDF–264K
Post-graduation migration intentions of students of Lebanese medical schools: a survey study
Elie A Akl, Nancy Maroun, Stella Major, Claude Afif, Abir Abdo, Jacques Choucair, Mazen Sakr, Carl K Li, Brydon JB Grant, Holger J Schünemann
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 191. Published online 2008 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-191
PMCID:
PMC2424042
Abstract Full Text PDF–254K Supplementary Material
Association between television viewing and the risk of metabolic syndrome in a community-based population
Pei-Chia Chang, Tsai-Chung Li, Ming-Tsang Wu, Chiu-Shong Liu, Chia-Ing Li, Ching-Chu Chen, Wen-Yuan Lin, Shin-Yuh Yang, Cheng-Chieh Lin
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 193. Published online 2008 June 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-193
PMCID:
PMC2430569
Abstract Full Text PDF–251K
Health and survival of young children in southern Tanzania
Joanna RM Armstrong Schellenberg, Mwifadhi Mrisho, Fatuma Manzi, Kizito Shirima, Conrad Mbuya, Adiel K Mushi, Sosthenes Charles Ketende, Pedro L Alonso, Hassan Mshinda, Marcel Tanner, David Schellenberg
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 194. Published online 2008 June 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-194
PMCID:
PMC2442074
Abstract Full Text PDF–431K
Household disaster preparedness and information sources: Rapid cluster survey after a storm in New South Wales, Australia
Michelle Cretikos, Keith Eastwood, Craig Dalton, Tony Merritt, Frank Tuyl, Linda Winn, David Durrheim
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 195. Published online 2008 June 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-195
PMCID:
PMC2443139
Abstract Full Text PDF–428K
Risk factors for low birthweight in the public-hospitals at Peshawar, NWFP-Pakistan
Sareer Badshah, Linda Mason, Kenneth McKelvie, Roger Payne, Paulo JG Lisboa
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 197. Published online 2008 June 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-197
PMCID:
PMC2435119
Abstract Full Text PDF–302K
Adverse childhood experiences and prescription drug use in a cohort study of adult HMO patients
Robert F Anda, David W Brown, Vincent J Felitti, Shanta R Dube, Wayne H Giles
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 198. Published online 2008 June 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-198
PMCID:
PMC2440750
Abstract Full Text PDF–263K
Comparing factors affecting commencement and cessation of betel quid chewing behavior in Taiwanese adults
Shue-Fang Yap, Pei-Shan Ho, Hsiao-Ching Kuo, Yi-Hsin Yang
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 199. Published online 2008 June 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-199
PMCID:
PMC2430570
Abstract Full Text PDF–267K
Obesity prevalence from a European perspective: a systematic review
Anne Berghöfer, Tobias Pischon, Thomas Reinhold, Caroline M Apovian, Arya M Sharma, Stefan N Willich
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 200. Published online 2008 June 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-200
PMCID:
PMC2441615
Abstract Full Text PDF–453K
Tuberculosis screening of travelers to higher-incidence countries: A cost-effectiveness analysis
Michael Tan, Dick Menzies, Kevin Schwartzman
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 201. Published online 2008 June 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-201
PMCID:
PMC2443799
Abstract Full Text PDF–307K
Determinants of cognitive function in childhood: A cohort study in a middle income context
Darci N Santos, Ana Marlúcia O Assis, Ana Cecília S Bastos, Letícia M Santos, Carlos Antonio ST Santos, Agostino Strina, Matildes S Prado, Naomar M Almeida-Filho, Laura C Rodrigues, Mauricio L Barreto
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 202. Published online 2008 June 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-202
PMCID:
PMC2442073
Abstract Full Text PDF–355K
The prevalence and correlates of physical inactivity among adults in Ho Chi Minh City
Oanh TH Trinh, Nguyen D Nguyen, Michael J Dibley, Philayrath Phongsavan, Adrian E Bauman
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 204. Published online 2008 June 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-204
PMCID:
PMC2435539
Abstract Full Text PDF–299K
Physical activity as a possible mechanism behind the relationship between green space and health: A multilevel analysis
Jolanda Maas, Robert A Verheij, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Peter P Groenewegen
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 206. Published online 2008 June 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-206
PMCID:
PMC2438348
Abstract Full Text PDF–291K
Do 'alternative' help-seeking strategies affect primary care service use? A survey of help-seeking for mental distress
Katja Rüdell, Kamaldeep Bhui, Stefan Priebe
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 207. Published online 2008 June 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-207
PMCID:
PMC2443800
Abstract Full Text PDF–266K
Relationship between parental locus of control and caries experience in preschool children – cross-sectional survey
Erika Lenčová, Hynek Pikhart, Zdeněk Broukal, Georgios Tsakos
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 208. Published online 2008 June 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-208
PMCID:
PMC2442069
Abstract Full Text PDF–285K Supplementary Material
Opinions of married women about potential causes and triggers of intimate partner violence against women. A cross-sectional investigation in an Iranian city
Behrooz Hamzeh, Mirtaghi Garousi Farshi, Lucie Laflamme
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 209. Published online 2008 June 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-209
PMCID:
PMC2443141
Abstract Full Text PDF–262K
The cumulative effect of core lifestyle behaviours on the prevalence of hypertension and dyslipidemia
Raquel Villegas, Patricia M Kearney, Ivan J Perry
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 210. Published online 2008 June 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-210
PMCID:
PMC2442070
Abstract Full Text PDF–260K
Gatekeepers of health: A qualitative assessment of child care centre staff's perspectives, practices and challenges to enteric illness prevention and management in child care centres
Marsha Taylor, Cindy L Adams, Andrea Ellis
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 212. Published online 2008 June 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-212
PMCID:
PMC2443801
Abstract Full Text PDF–263K
The positive association between number of children and obesity in Iranian women and men: Results from the National Health Survey
Enayatollah Bakhshi, Mohammad Reza Eshraghian, Kazem Mohammad, Abbas Rahimi Foroushani, Hojat Zeraati, Akbar Fotouhi, Fraidon Siassi, Behjat Seifi
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 213. Published online 2008 June 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-213
PMCID:
PMC2447835
Abstract Full Text PDF–246K
Mental health (GHQ12; CES-D) and attitudes towards the value of work among inmates of a semi-open prison and the long-term unemployed in Luxembourg
Michèle Baumann, Raymond Meyers, Etienne Le Bihan, Claude Houssemand
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 214. Published online 2008 June 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-214
PMCID:
PMC2453522
Abstract Full Text PDF–278K
Factors associated with self-rated health status in university students: a cross-sectional study in three European countries
Rafael T Mikolajczyk, Patrick Brzoska, Claudia Maier, Veronika Ottova, Sabine Meier, Urszula Dudziak, Snezhana Ilieva, Walid El Ansari
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 215. Published online 2008 June 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-215
PMCID:
PMC2438349
Abstract Full Text PDF–318K
A survey of local health promotion initiatives for older people in Wales
Maggie Hendry, Nefyn H Williams, Clare Wilkinson
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 217. Published online 2008 June 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-217
PMCID:
PMC2492859
Abstract Full Text PDF–495K Supplementary Material
What explains between-school differences in rates of smoking?
Marion Henderson, Russell Ecob, Daniel Wight, Charles Abraham
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 218. Published online 2008 June 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-218
PMCID:
PMC2442834
Abstract Full Text PDF–345K
The 10/66 Dementia Research Group's fully operationalised DSM-IV dementia computerized diagnostic algorithm, compared with the 10/66 dementia algorithm and a clinician diagnosis: a population validation study
Martin J Prince, Juan Llibre de Rodriguez, L Noriega, A Lopez, Daisy Acosta, Emiliano Albanese, Raul Arizaga, John RM Copeland, Michael Dewey, Cleusa P Ferri, Mariella Guerra, Yueqin Huang, KS Jacob, ES Krishnamoorthy, Paul McKeigue, Renata Sousa, Robert J Stewart, Aquiles Salas, Ana Luisa Sosa, Richard Uwakwa, the 10/66 Dementia research group
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 219. Published online 2008 June 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-219
PMCID:
PMC2474864
Abstract Full Text PDF–230K
Contributions to early HIV diagnosis among patients linked to care vary by testing venue
Michael S Lyons, Christopher J Lindsell, DeAnna A Hawkins RN, Dana L Raab RN, Alexander T Trott, Carl J Fichtenbaum
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 220. Published online 2008 June 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-220
PMCID:
PMC2443802
Abstract Full Text PDF–499K
Prevalence of comorbidity of chronic diseases in Australia
Gillian E Caughey, Agnes I Vitry, Andrew L Gilbert, Elizabeth E Roughead
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 221. Published online 2008 June 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-221
PMCID:
PMC2474682
Abstract Full Text PDF–889K
The burden of community-acquired pneumonia in the elderly: the Spanish EVAN-65 Study
Olga Ochoa-Gondar, Angel Vila-Córcoles, Cinta de Diego, Victoria Arija, Monica Maxenchs, Montserrat Grive, Enrique Martin, Josep L Pinyol, EVAN-65 Study Group
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 222. Published online 2008 June 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-222
PMCID:
PMC2522374
Abstract Full Text PDF–276K
Lack of adequate sun protection for children with oculocutaneous albinism in South Africa
Patricia M Lund, Julie S Taylor
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 225. Published online 2008 June 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-225
PMCID:
PMC2447834
Abstract Full Text PDF–243K
Prevalence and pattern of HIV-related malnutrition among women in sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis of demographic health surveys
Olalekan A Uthman
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 226. Published online 2008 July 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-226
PMCID:
PMC2459165
Abstract Full Text PDF–574K
Race/ethnicity and validity of self-reported pneumococcal vaccination
Nancy P Gordon, Pascale M Wortley, James A Singleton, Teresa Y Lin, Barbara H Bardenheier
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 227. Published online 2008 July 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-227
PMCID:
PMC2474865
Abstract Full Text PDF–234K
Chronic disease risk factors, healthy days and medical claims in South African employees presenting for health risk screening
Tracy L Kolbe-Alexander, Chris Buckmaster, Craig Nossel, Liezel Dreyer, Fiona Bull, Timothy D Noakes, Estelle V Lambert
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 228. Published online 2008 July 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-228
PMCID:
PMC2475536
Abstract Full Text PDF–313K
Disclosing intimate partner violence to health care clinicians - What a difference the setting makes: A qualitative study
Jane Liebschutz, Tracy Battaglia, Erin Finley, Tali Averbuch
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 229. Published online 2008 July 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-229
PMCID:
PMC2474863
Abstract Full Text PDF–264K
Social inequalities in self-rated health by age: Cross-sectional study of 22 457 middle-aged men and women
Emily McFadden, Robert Luben, Sheila Bingham, Nicholas Wareham, Ann-Louise Kinmonth, Kay-Tee Khaw
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 230. Published online 2008 July 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-230
PMCID:
PMC2491612
Abstract Full Text PDF–229K Supplementary Material
Cost-utility of a walking programme for moderately depressed, obese, or overweight elderly women in primary care: a randomised controlled trial
Narcis Gusi, Maria C Reyes, Jose L Gonzalez-Guerrero, Emilio Herrera, Jose M Garcia
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 231. Published online 2008 July 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-231
PMCID:
PMC2491610
Abstract Full Text PDF–273K
Determinants of neonatal mortality in Indonesia
Christiana R Titaley, Michael J Dibley, Kingsley Agho, Christine L Roberts, John Hall
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 232. Published online 2008 July 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-232
PMCID:
PMC2478684
Abstract Full Text PDF–295K
Seat belt use among rear passengers: validity of self-reported versus observational measures
Francesco Zambon, Ugo Fedeli, Maria Marchesan, Elena Schievano, Antonio Ferro, Paolo Spolaore
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 233. Published online 2008 July 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-233
PMCID:
PMC2483976
Abstract Full Text PDF–231K
Participants' perspective on maintaining behaviour change: a qualitative study within the European Diabetes Prevention Study
Linda Penn, Suzanne M Moffatt, Martin White
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 235. Published online 2008 July 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-235
PMCID:
PMC2491611
Abstract Full Text PDF–245K
Delayed Treatment of Diagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Taiwan
Jimmy PS Chern, Duan-Rung Chen, Tzai-Hung Wen
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 236. Published online 2008 July 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-236
PMCID:
PMC2483710
Abstract Full Text PDF–294K
The risk of pathogenic intestinal parasite infections in Kisii Municipality, Kenya
Robert M Nyarango, Peninah A Aloo, Ephantus W Kabiru, Benson O Nyanchongi
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 237. Published online 2008 July 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-237
PMCID:
PMC2478685
Abstract Full Text PDF–231K
Observations from behind the bar: changing patrons' behaviours in response to smoke-free legislation in Scotland
Shona Hilton, Jane Cameron, Alice MacLean, Mark Petticrew
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 238. Published online 2008 July 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-238
PMCID:
PMC2475535
Abstract Full Text PDF–265K
Psychosocial risk factors in home and community settings and their associations with population health and health inequalities: A systematic meta-review
Matt Egan, Carol Tannahill, Mark Petticrew, Sian Thomas
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 239. Published online 2008 July 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-239
PMCID:
PMC2503975
Abstract Full Text PDF–336K Supplementary Material
Lot quality survey: an appealing method for rapid evaluation of vaccine coverage in developing countries – experience in Turkey
Banu Cakir, Sarp Uner, Fehminaz Temel, Levent Akin
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 240. Published online 2008 July 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-240
PMCID:
PMC2483711
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.0M
Incidence of human brucellosis in a rural area in Western Greece after the implementation of a vaccination programme against animal brucellosis
Eleni Jelastopulu, Christos Bikas, Chrysanthos Petropoulos, Michalis Leotsinidis
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 241. Published online 2008 July 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-241
PMCID:
PMC2483977
Abstract Full Text PDF–211K
Lack of basic and luxury goods and health-related dysfunction in older persons; Findings from the longitudinal SMILE study
Daniëlle AI Groffen, Hans Bosma, Marjan van den Akker, Gertrudis IJM Kempen, Jacques TM van Eijk
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 242. Published online 2008 July 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-242
PMCID:
PMC2483978
Abstract Full Text PDF–255K
Impact of social ties on self reported health in France: Is everyone affected equally?
Zoë Heritage, Richard G Wilkinson, Olivier Grimaud, Kate E Pickett
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 243. Published online 2008 July 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-243
PMCID:
PMC2483979
Abstract Full Text PDF–249K
The effect of maternal anthropometric characteristics and social factors on gestational age and birth weight in Sudanese newborn infants
Eltahir M Elshibly, Gerd Schmalisch
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 244. Published online 2008 July 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-244
PMCID:
PMC2522375
Abstract Full Text PDF–263K
Viral hepatitis and HIV-associated tuberculosis: Risk factors and TB treatment outcomes in Thailand
Chawin Sirinak, Wanitchaya Kittikraisak, Duangporn Pinjeesekikul, Pricha Charusuntonsri, Phinai Luanloed, La-ong Srisuwanvilai, Sriprapa Nateniyom, Somsak Akksilp, Sirirat Likanonsakul, Wanchai Sattayawuthipong, Channawong Burapat, Jay K Varma
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 245. Published online 2008 July 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-245
PMCID:
PMC2491609
Abstract Full Text PDF–480K
Health-related quality of life among general practice patients with differing chronic diseases in Germany: Cross sectional survey
Hong-Mei Wang, Martin Beyer, Jochen Gensichen, Ferdinand M Gerlach
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 246. Published online 2008 July 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-246
PMCID:
PMC2515099
Abstract Full Text PDF–312K
Survey of public knowledge about Echinococcus multilocularis in four European countries: Need for proactive information
Daniel Hegglin, Fabio Bontadina, Sandra Gloor, Thomas Romig, Peter Deplazes, Peter Kern
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 247. Published online 2008 July 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-247
PMCID:
PMC2522376
Abstract Full Text PDF–397K Supplementary Material
Smoking patterns and sociodemographic factors associated with tobacco use among Chinese rural male residents: a descriptive analysis
Tingzhong Yang, Fuzhong Li, Xiaozhao Yang, Zhenyi Wu, Xiangxian Feng, Yibo Wang, Xuhui Wang, Abu Saleh M Abdullah
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 248. Published online 2008 July 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-248
PMCID:
PMC2492861
Abstract Full Text PDF–226K
Knowledge and perceptions of diabetes in a semi-urban Omani population
Mohammed A Al Shafaee, Sulaiman Al-Shukaili, Syed Gauher A Rizvi, Yahya Al Farsi, Mushtaq A Khan, Shyam S Ganguly, Mustafa Afifi, Samir Al Adawi
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 249. Published online 2008 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-249
PMCID:
PMC2517595
Abstract Full Text PDF–247K
The characterisation of sexual behaviour in Chinese male university students who have sex with other men: A cross-sectional study
Liming Cong, Masako Ono-Kihara, Guozhang Xu, Qiaoqin Ma, Xiaohong Pan, Dandan Zhang, Takayuki Homma, Masahiro Kihara
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 250. Published online 2008 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-250
PMCID:
PMC2503976
Abstract Full Text PDF–237K
Metabolic Syndrome as a Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor: Patients Evaluated in Primary Care
Joan-Josep Cabré, Francisco Martín, Bernardo Costa, Josep L Piñol, Josep L Llor, Yolanda Ortega, Josep Basora, Marta Baldrich, Rosa Solà, Jordi Daniel, Josep Ma Hernández, Judit Saumell, Jordi Bladé, Ramon Sagarra, Teresa Basora, Dolors Montañés, Joan L Frigola, Angel Donado-Mazarrón, Maria Teresa García-Vidal, Isabel Sánchez-Oro, Josep M de Magriñà, Ana Urbaneja, Francisco Barrio, Jesús Vizcaíno, Josep M Sabaté, Irene Pascual, Vanesa Revuelta
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 251. Published online 2008 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-251
PMCID:
PMC2515316
Abstract Full Text PDF–641K
Women with learning disabilities and Read coding: Lessons from a cohort study
Fiona Reynolds, Debbi L Stanistreet
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 252. Published online 2008 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-252
PMCID:
PMC2492860
Abstract Full Text PDF–227K
Risk factors for bone mineral density at the calcaneus in 40–59 year-old male workers: A cross-sectional study in Korea
Hyun-Ju Seo, Soo-Geun Kim, Chong-Soon Kim
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 253. Published online 2008 July 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-253
PMCID:
PMC2515843
Abstract Full Text PDF–253K
Socio-economic factors explain differences in public health-related variables among women in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study
Md Mobarak H Khan, Alexander Kraemer
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 254. Published online 2008 July 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-254
PMCID:
PMC2496908
Abstract Full Text PDF–274K
Use of traditional complementary and alternative medicine for HIV patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Karl Peltzer, Natalie Friend-du Preez, Shandir Ramlagan, Henry Fomundam
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 255. Published online 2008 July 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-255
PMCID:
PMC2503977
Abstract Full Text PDF–315K
Child mental health differences amongst ethnic groups in Britain: a systematic review
Anna Goodman, Vikram Patel, David A Leon
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 258. Published online 2008 July 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-258
PMCID:
PMC2515844
Abstract Full Text PDF–322K Supplementary Material
Adapting a generic tuberculosis control operational guideline and scaling it up in China: a qualitative case study
Xiaolin Wei, John D Walley, Xinyuan Liang, Feiying Liu, Xiulei Zhang, Renzhong Li
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 260. Published online 2008 July 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-260
PMCID:
PMC2515317
Abstract Full Text PDF–484K
Chronic disease prevalence and associations in a cohort of Australian men: The Florey Adelaide Male Ageing Study (FAMAS)
Sean A Martin, Matthew T Haren, Anne W Taylor, Sue M Middleton, Gary A Wittert, Members of the Florey Adelaide Male Ageing Study (FAMAS)
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 261. Published online 2008 July 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-261
PMCID:
PMC2531108
Abstract Full Text PDF–289K Supplementary Material
Association between invasive cancer of the cervix and HIV-1 infection in Tanzania: the need for dual screening
Crispin Kahesa, Julius Mwaiselage, Henry R Wabinga, Twalib Ngoma, Joan N Kalyango, Charles AS Karamagi
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 262. Published online 2008 July 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-262
PMCID:
PMC2527006
Abstract Full Text PDF–271K
Voluntary HIV counselling and testing among men in rural western Uganda: Implications for HIV prevention
Francis M Bwambale, Sarah N Ssali, Simon Byaruhanga, Joan N Kalyango, Charles AS Karamagi
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 263. Published online 2008 July 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-263
PMCID:
PMC2529297
Abstract Full Text PDF–304K
Nonlinear pattern of pulmonary tuberculosis among migrants at entry in Kuwait: 1997–2006
Saeed Akhtar, Hameed GHH Mohammad
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 264. Published online 2008 July 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-264
PMCID:
PMC2527606
Abstract Full Text PDF–288K
Predictors of adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected persons: a prospective study in Southwest Ethiopia
Alemayehu Amberbir, Kifle Woldemichael, Sofonias Getachew, Belaineh Girma, Kebede Deribe
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 265. Published online 2008 July 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-265
PMCID:
PMC2518153
Abstract Full Text PDF–297K
The rate of TB-HIV co-infection depends on the prevalence of HIV infection in a community
Daniel G Datiko, Mohammed A Yassin, Luelseged T Chekol, Lopisso E Kabeto, Bernt Lindtjørn
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 266. Published online 2008 July 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-266
PMCID:
PMC2542368
Abstract Full Text PDF–324K
Young adult and middle age mortality in Butajira demographic surveillance site, Ethiopia: lifestyle, gender and household economy
Mesganaw Fantahun, Yemane Berhane, Ulf Högberg, Stig Wall, Peter Byass
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 268. Published online 2008 July 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-268
PMCID:
PMC2519081
Abstract Full Text PDF–235K
Unintentional injuries in the rural population of Twiserkan, Iran: A cross-sectional study on their incidence, characteristics and preventability
Forouzan Rezapur-Shahkolai, Mohsen Naghavi, Mohammadreza Shokouhi, Lucie Laflamme
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 269. Published online 2008 July 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-269
PMCID:
PMC2533326
Abstract Full Text PDF–291K
Global measure of satisfaction with psychosocial work conditions versus measures of specific aspects of psychosocial work conditions in explaining sickness absence
Torsten Munch-Hansen, Joanna Wieclaw, Esben Agerbo, Niels Westergaard-Nielsen, Jens Peter Bonde
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 270. Published online 2008 August 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-270
PMCID:
PMC2518561
Abstract Full Text PDF–403K Supplementary Material
Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and the performance of a risk score among Hindustani Surinamese, African Surinamese and ethnic Dutch: a cross-sectional population-based study
Navin R Bindraban, Irene GM van Valkengoed, Gideon Mairuhu, Frits Holleman, Joost BL Hoekstra, Bob PJ Michels, Richard P Koopmans, Karien Stronks
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 271. Published online 2008 August 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-271
PMCID:
PMC2533321
Abstract Full Text PDF–301K Supplementary Material
Influenza vaccination coverage rates in five European countries during season 2006/07 and trends over six consecutive seasons
Patricia R Blank, Matthias Schwenkglenks, Thomas D Szucs
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 272. Published online 2008 August 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-272
PMCID:
PMC2519082
Abstract Full Text PDF–327K
Physical activity among adolescents and barriers to delivering physical education in Cornwall and Lancashire, UK: A qualitative study of heads of PE and heads of schools
Spencer Earl Boyle, Georgina L Jones, Stephen J Walters
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 273. Published online 2008 August 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-273
PMCID:
PMC2518562
Abstract Full Text PDF–263K
Patterns of motivations and ways of quitting smoking among Polish smokers: A questionnaire study
Alicja Sieminska, Krzysztof Buczkowski, Ewa Jassem, Katarzyna Lewandowska, Romana Ucinska, Marta Chelminska
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 274. Published online 2008 August 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-274
PMCID:
PMC2519083
Abstract Full Text PDF–230K
Factors associated with hypertension prevalence, unawareness and treatment among Costa Rican elderly
Ericka Méndez-Chacón, Carolina Santamaría-Ulloa, Luis Rosero-Bixby
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 275. Published online 2008 August 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-275
PMCID:
PMC2519084
Abstract Full Text PDF–254K
Safe storage of pesticides in Sri Lanka – Identifying important design features influencing community acceptance and use of safe storage devices
Manjula Weerasinghe, Ravi Pieris, Michael Eddleston, Wim van der Hoek, Andrew Dawson, Flemming Konradsen
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 276. Published online 2008 August 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-276
PMCID:
PMC2527329
Abstract Full Text PDF–865K
Male and Female Adult Population Health Status in China: A Cross-Sectional National Survey
Jing Shi, Meina Liu, Qiuju Zhang, Mingshan Lu, Hude Quan
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 277. Published online 2008 August 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-277
PMCID:
PMC2529296
Abstract Full Text PDF–260K
A comparison of populations vaccinated in a public service and in a private hospital setting in the same area
Elisabetta Pandolfi, Maria C Graziani, Roberto Ieraci, Giovanni Cavagni, Alberto E Tozzi
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 278. Published online 2008 August 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-278
PMCID:
PMC2531109
Abstract Full Text PDF–253K
Sugar-added beverages consumption among kindergarten children of Crete: effects on nutritional status and risk of obesity
Manolis Linardakis, Katerina Sarri, Maria-Styliani Pateraki, Manolis Sbokos, Anthony Kafatos
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 279. Published online 2008 August 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-279
PMCID:
PMC2525654
Abstract Full Text PDF–274K
Psychosocial working conditions and the risk of depression and anxiety disorders in the Danish workforce
Joanna Wieclaw, Esben Agerbo, Preben Bo Mortensen, Hermann Burr, Finn Tuchsen, Jens Peter Bonde
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 280. Published online 2008 August 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-280
PMCID:
PMC2519085
Abstract Full Text PDF–252K
Prevalence of obesity in primary care using different anthropometric measures – Results of the German Metabolic and Cardiovascular Risk Project (GEMCAS)
Hans Hauner, Peter Bramlage, Christian Lösch, Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen, Heribert Schunkert, Jürgen Wasem, Karl-Heinz Jöckel, Susanne Moebus
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 282. Published online 2008 August 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-282
PMCID:
PMC2518927
Abstract Full Text PDF–294K
Institutional trust and alcohol consumption in Sweden: The Swedish National Public Health Survey 2006
Johanna Ahnquist, Martin Lindström, Sarah P Wamala
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 283. Published online 2008 August 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-283
PMCID:
PMC2527331
Abstract Full Text PDF–238K
Health promotion services for lifestyle development within a UK hospital – Patients' experiences and views
Charlotte L Haynes
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 284. Published online 2008 August 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-284
PMCID:
PMC2527563
Abstract Full Text PDF–316K Supplementary Material
The epidemiology of dependency among urban-dwelling older people in the Dominican Republic; a cross-sectional survey
Daisy Acosta, Ruth Rottbeck, Guillermina Rodríguez, Cleusa P Ferri, Martin J Prince
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 285. Published online 2008 August 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-285
PMCID:
PMC2551614
Abstract Full Text PDF–286K
HIV and AIDS related knowledge, sources of information, and reported need for further education among dental students in Sudan- a cross sectional study
Elwalid Fadul Nasir, Anne Nordrehaug Åstrøm, Jamil David, Rouf Wahab Ali
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 286. Published online 2008 August 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-286
PMCID:
PMC2527565
Abstract Full Text PDF–263K
Ethnic differences in Internal Medicine referrals and diagnosis in the Netherlands
Loes C Lanting, Aart H Bootsma, Steven WJ Lamberts, Johan P Mackenbach, Inez MA Joung
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 287. Published online 2008 August 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-287
PMCID:
PMC2538538
Abstract Full Text PDF–280K
Lung cancer mortality in towns near paper, pulp and board industries in Spain: a point source pollution study
Susana Monge-Corella, Javier García-Pérez, Nuria Aragonés, Marina Pollán, Beatriz Pérez-Gómez, Gonzalo López-Abente
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 288. Published online 2008 August 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-288
PMCID:
PMC2527328
Abstract Full Text PDF–309K
Alcohol use as a risk factor for tuberculosis – a systematic review
Knut Lönnroth, Brian G Williams, Stephanie Stadlin, Ernesto Jaramillo, Christopher Dye
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 289. Published online 2008 August 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-289
PMCID:
PMC2533327
Abstract Full Text PDF–301K
Fitness, motor competence and body composition as correlates of adolescent neck/shoulder pain: an exploratory cross-sectional study
Mark C Perry, Leon M Straker, Peter B O'Sullivan, Anne J Smith, Beth Hands
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 290. Published online 2008 August 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-290
PMCID:
PMC2531107
Abstract Full Text PDF–297K
Required muscle mass for preventing lifestyle-related diseases in Japanese women
Masae Miyatani, Hiroshi Kawano, Kei Masani, Yuko Gando, Kenta Yamamoto, Michiya Tanimoto, Taewoong Oh, Chiyoko Usui, Kiyoshi Sanada, Mitsuru Higuchi, Izumi Tabata, Motohiko Miyachi
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 291. Published online 2008 August 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-291
PMCID:
PMC2533015
Abstract Full Text PDF–1009K
Health related quality of life measured by SF-36: a population-based study in Shanghai, China
Rui Wang, Cheng Wu, Yanfang Zhao, Xiaoyan Yan, Xiuqiang Ma, Meijing Wu, Wenbin Liu, Zheng Gu, June Zhao, Jia He
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 292. Published online 2008 August 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-292
PMCID:
PMC2527564
Abstract Full Text PDF–275K Supplementary Material
Mental health among children seeking asylum in Denmark – the effect of length of stay and number of relocations: a cross-sectional study
Signe S Nielsen, Marie Norredam, Karen L Christiansen, Carsten Obel, Jørgen Hilden, Allan Krasnik
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 293. Published online 2008 August 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-293
PMCID:
PMC2535781
Abstract Full Text PDF–284K
Some peace of mind: assessing a pilot intervention to promote mental health among widows of injecting drug users in north-east India
Michelle Kermode, Alexandra Devine, Prabha Chandra, Bernice Dzuvichu, Thomhood Gilbert, Helen Herrman
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 294. Published online 2008 August 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-294
PMCID:
PMC2533322
Abstract Full Text PDF–303K
HIV/AIDS awareness and risk behaviour among pregnant women in Semey, Kazakhstan, 2007
Emma Sandgren, Sofia Sandgren, Marat Urazalin, Rune Andersson
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 295. Published online 2008 August 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-295
PMCID:
PMC2543023
Abstract Full Text PDF–345K Supplementary Material
Regional differences in mortality in Greece (1984–2004): The case of Thrace
Panagiotis Papastergiou, George Rachiotis, Konstantina Polyzou, Christos Zilidis, Christos Hadjichristodoulou
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 297. Published online 2008 August 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-297
PMCID:
PMC2538537
Abstract Full Text PDF–244K
Parental use of the Internet to seek health information and primary care utilisation for their child: a cross-sectional study
Gauthier Bouche, Virginie Migeot
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 300. Published online 2008 August 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-300
PMCID:
PMC2533324
Abstract Full Text PDF–290K
Factors associated with the health and nutritional status of children under 5 years of age in Afghanistan: family behaviour related to women and past experience of war-related hardships
Taufiq Mashal, Takehito Takano, Keiko Nakamura, Masashi Kizuki, Shafiqullah Hemat, Masafumi Watanabe, Kaoruko Seino
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 301. Published online 2008 August 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-301
PMCID:
PMC2551613
Abstract Full Text PDF–276K
Problem drinking and exceeding guidelines for 'sensible' alcohol consumption in Scottish men: associations with life course socioeconomic disadvantage in a population-based cohort study
G David Batty, Heather Lewars, Carol Emslie, Michaela Benzeval, Kate Hunt
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 302. Published online 2008 September 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-302
PMCID:
PMC2538536
Abstract Full Text PDF–261K Supplementary Material
Cardiovascular disease in a cohort exposed to the 1940–45 Channel Islands occupation
Rosemary F Head, Mark S Gilthorpe, Allyson Byrom, George TH Ellison
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 303. Published online 2008 September 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-303
PMCID:
PMC2543024
Abstract Full Text PDF–281K
Relationship between multimorbidity and physical activity: Secondary analysis from the Quebec health survey
Catherine Hudon, Hassan Soubhi, Martin Fortin
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 304. Published online 2008 September 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-304
PMCID:
PMC2542369
Abstract Full Text PDF–271K
Fish consumption and its motives in households with versus without self-reported medical history of CVD: A consumer survey from five European countries
Zuzanna Pieniak, Wim Verbeke, Federico Perez-Cueto, Karen Brunsø, Stefaan De Henauw
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 306. Published online 2008 September 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-306
PMCID:
PMC2556335
Abstract Full Text PDF–1009K
All-cause mortality in the Aberdeen 1921 birth cohort: Effects of socio-demographic, physical and cognitive factors
John M Starr, Ian J Deary, Lawrence J Whalley
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 307. Published online 2008 September 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-307
PMCID:
PMC2551612
Abstract Full Text PDF–236K
Association between fertility and HIV status: what implications for HIV estimates?
Eugene J Kongnyuy, Charles S Wiysonge
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 309. Published online 2008 September 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-309
PMCID:
PMC2546405
Abstract Full Text PDF–251K
Sensitivity to electricity – Temporal changes in Austria
Joerg Schröttner, Norbert Leitgeb
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 310. Published online 2008 September 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-310
PMCID:
PMC2562386
Abstract Full Text PDF–417K Supplementary Material
"Obesity" and "Clinical Obesity" Men's understandings of obesity and its relation to the risk of diabetes: A qualitative study
Nicola F Weaver, Louise Hayes, Nigel C Unwin, Madeleine J Murtagh
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 311. Published online 2008 September 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-311
PMCID:
PMC2557012
Abstract Full Text PDF–227K
The relationship between a less gender-stereotypical parenthood and alcohol-related care and death: A registry study of Swedish mothers and fathers
Anna Månsdotter, Mona Backhans, Johan Hallqvist
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 312. Published online 2008 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-312
PMCID:
PMC2556334
Abstract Full Text PDF–282K
Factors associated with adolescent cigarette smoking in Greece: Results from a cross sectional study (GYTS Study)
George Rachiotis, Adamson S Muula, Emmanuel Rudatsikira, Seter Siziya, Athina Kyrlesi, Konstantinos Gourgoulianis, Christos Hadjichristodoulou
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 313. Published online 2008 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-313
PMCID:
PMC2561036
Abstract Full Text PDF–233K
Area-level poverty and preterm birth risk: A population-based multilevel analysis
Emily A DeFranco, Min Lian, Louis A Muglia, Mario Schootman
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 316. Published online 2008 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-316
PMCID:
PMC2564937
Abstract Full Text PDF–223K
Obstacles to prompt and effective malaria treatment lead to low community-coverage in two rural districts of Tanzania
Manuel W Hetzel, Brigit Obrist, Christian Lengeler, June J Msechu, Rose Nathan, Angel Dillip, Ahmed M Makemba, Christopher Mshana, Alexander Schulze, Hassan Mshinda
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 317. Published online 2008 September 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-317
PMCID:
PMC2564938
Abstract Full Text PDF–322K Supplementary Material
Can colorectal cancer mass-screening organization be evidence-based? Lessons from failures: The experimental and pilot phases of the Lazio program
Antonio Federici, Alessandra Barca, Diego Baiocchi, Francesco Quadrino, Sabrina Valle, Piero Borgia, Gabriella Guasticchi, Paolo Giorgi Rossi, The Colon-Rectal Cancer Screening Working Group
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 318. Published online 2008 September 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-318
PMCID:
PMC2561037
Abstract Full Text PDF–292K
An analysis of hospital preparedness capacity for public health emergency in four regions of China: Beijing, Shandong, Guangxi, and Hainan
Xingming Li, Jianshi Huang, Hui Zhang
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 319. Published online 2008 September 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-319
PMCID:
PMC2567325
Abstract Full Text PDF–266K
Secular changes in height, weight and body mass index in Hong Kong Children
Hung-Kwan So, Edmund AS Nelson, Albert M Li, Eric MC Wong, Joseph TF Lau, Georgia S Guldan, Kwok-Hang Mak, Youfa Wang, Tai-Fai Fok, Rita YT Sung
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 320. Published online 2008 September 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-320
PMCID:
PMC2572616
Abstract Full Text PDF–580K
Malaria prevalence and mosquito net coverage in Oromia and SNNPR regions of Ethiopia
Estifanos B Shargie, Teshome Gebre, Jeremiah Ngondi, Patricia M Graves, Aryc W Mosher, Paul M Emerson, Yeshewamebrat Ejigsemahu, Tekola Endeshaw, Dereje Olana, Asrat WeldeMeskel, Admas Teferra, Zerihun Tadesse, Abate Tilahun, Gedeon Yohannes, Frank O Richards, Jr
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 321. Published online 2008 September 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-321
PMCID:
PMC2556337
Abstract Full Text PDF–772K
Social differences in smoking and snuff use among Norwegian adolescents: A population based survey
Liv Grotvedt, Hein Stigum, Ragnhild Hovengen, Sidsel Graff-Iversen
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 322. Published online 2008 September 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-322
PMCID:
PMC2556338
Abstract Full Text PDF–333K
Determinants of health-related quality of life in elderly in Tehran, Iran
Maryam Tajvar, Mohammad Arab, Ali Montazeri
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 323. Published online 2008 September 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-323
PMCID:
PMC2567978
Abstract Full Text PDF–222K
Waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio of Hong Kong Chinese children
Rita YT Sung, Hung-Kwan So, Kai-Chow Choi, Edmund AS Nelson, Albert M Li, Jane AT Yin, Charlotte WL Kwok, Pak-Cheung Ng, Tai-Fai Fok
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 324. Published online 2008 September 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-324
PMCID:
PMC2563004
Abstract Full Text PDF–408K
The impact of a minimal smoking cessation intervention for pregnant women and their partners on perinatal smoking behaviour in primary health care: A real-life controlled study
Torbjørn Øien, Ola Storrø, Jon A Jenssen, Roar Johnsen
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 325. Published online 2008 September 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-325
PMCID:
PMC2559841
Abstract Full Text PDF–285K
Evidence, Theory and Context: Using intervention mapping to develop a worksite physical activity intervention
Rosemary RC McEachan, Rebecca J Lawton, Cath Jackson, Mark Conner, Jennifer Lunt
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 326. Published online 2008 September 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-326
PMCID:
PMC2567979
Abstract Full Text PDF–258K Supplementary Material
Physical activity as an aid to smoking cessation during pregnancy: Two feasibility studies
Michael Ussher, Paul Aveyard, Tim Coleman, Lianne Straus, Robert West, Bess Marcus, Beth Lewis, Isaac Manyonda
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 328. Published online 2008 September 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-328
PMCID:
PMC2559842
Abstract Full Text PDF–278K
Association between regular participation in sports and leisure time behaviors in Brazilian adolescents: A cross-sectional study
Rômulo Araújo Fernandes, Ismael Forte Freitas Júnior, Jefferson Rosa Cardoso, Enio Ricardo Vaz Ronque, Mathias Roberto Loch, Arli Ramos de Oliveira
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 329. Published online 2008 September 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-329
PMCID:
PMC2567980
Abstract Full Text PDF–202K
Prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity in the Lausanne population
Pedro Marques-Vidal, Murielle Bochud, Vincent Mooser, Fred Paccaud, Gérard Waeber, Peter Vollenweider
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 330. Published online 2008 September 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-330
PMCID:
PMC2563005
Abstract Full Text PDF–240K
Bed net ownership, use and perceptions among women seeking antenatal care in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Opportunities for improved maternal and child health
Audrey Pettifor, Eboni Taylor, David Nku, Sandra Duvall, Martine Tabala, Steve Meshnick, Frieda Behets
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 331. Published online 2008 September 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-331
PMCID:
PMC2571099
Abstract Full Text PDF–256K
Process factors explaining the ineffectiveness of a multidisciplinary fall prevention programme: A process evaluation
Michel HC Bleijlevens, Marike RC Hendriks, Jolanda CM van Haastregt, Erik van Rossum, Gertrudis IJM Kempen, Joseph PM Diederiks, Harry FJM Crebolder, Jacques ThM van Eijk
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 332. Published online 2008 September 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-332
PMCID:
PMC2570681
Abstract Full Text PDF–541K
Alcohol use and misuse: What are the contributions of occupation and work organization conditions?
Alain Marchand
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 333. Published online 2008 September 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-333
PMCID:
PMC2564939
Abstract Full Text PDF–342K
Attitudes towards those bereaved by a suicide: a population-based, cross-sectional study in rural Japan
Sachiko Minamizono, Yutaka Motohashi, Masako Yamaji, Yoshihiro Kaneko
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 334. Published online 2008 September 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-334
PMCID:
PMC2577115
Abstract Full Text PDF–245K
Medico-legal reasoning in disability assessment: A focus group and validation study
WEL de Boer, P Donceel, S Brage, M Rus, JHBM Willems
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 335. Published online 2008 September 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-335
PMCID:
PMC2571101
Abstract Full Text PDF–248K Supplementary Material
Low wintertime vitamin D levels in a sample of healthy young adults of diverse ancestry living in the Toronto area: associations with vitamin D intake and skin pigmentation
Agnes Gozdzik, Jodi Lynn Barta, Hongyu Wu, Dennis Wagner, David E Cole, Reinhold Vieth, Susan Whiting, Esteban J Parra
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 336. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-336
PMCID:
PMC2576234
Abstract Full Text PDF–281K
Correlates of susceptibility to smoking among Mexican origin youth residing in Houston, Texas: A cross-sectional analysis
Anna V Wilkinson, Andrew J Waters, Vandita Vasudevan, Melissa L Bondy, Alexander V Prokhorov, Margaret R Spitz
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 337. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-337
PMCID:
PMC2569937
Abstract Full Text PDF–303K
The potential for measles transmission in England
Yoon Hong Choi, Nigel Gay, Graham Fraser, Mary Ramsay
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 338. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-338
PMCID:
PMC2563003
Abstract Full Text PDF–612K
Assessing the unintended health impacts of road transport policies and interventions: translating research evidence for use in policy and practice
Hilary Thomson, Ruth Jepson, Fintan Hurley, Margaret Douglas
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 339. Published online 2008 September 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-339
PMCID:
PMC2567981
Abstract Full Text PDF–323K Supplementary Material
Socio-economic status and overall and cause-specific mortality in Sweden
Marianne Weires, Justo Lorenzo Bermejo, Kristina Sundquist, Jan Sundquist, Kari Hemminki
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 340. Published online 2008 September 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-340
PMCID:
PMC2564940
Abstract Full Text PDF–465K
Pulmonary tuberculosis among people living with HIV/AIDS attending care and treatment in rural northern Tanzania
Bernard J Ngowi, Sayoki G Mfinanga, Johan N Bruun, Odd Morkve
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 341. Published online 2008 September 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-341
PMCID:
PMC2566981
Abstract Full Text PDF–264K
End-digits preference for self-reported height depends on language
Matthias Bopp, David Faeh
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 342. Published online 2008 September 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-342
PMCID:
PMC2576466
Abstract Full Text PDF–292K
Border malaria in China: knowledge and use of personal protection by minority populations and implications for malaria control: a questionnaire-based survey
Sarah J Moore, Xia Min, Nigel Hill, Caroline Jones, Zhang Zaixing, Mary M Cameron
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 344. Published online 2008 October 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-344
PMCID:
PMC2576233
Abstract Full Text PDF–238K
Changing dental caries and periodontal disease patterns among a cohort of Ethiopian immigrants to Israel: 1999–2005
Yuval Vered, Avi Zini, Alon Livny, Jonathan Mann, Harold D Sgan-Cohen
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 345. Published online 2008 October 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-345
PMCID:
PMC2565680
Abstract Full Text PDF–259K
Breast and bowel cancer screening uptake patterns over 15 years for UK south Asian ethnic minority populations, corrected for differences in socio-demographic characteristics
Ala Szczepura, Charlotte Price, Anil Gumber
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 346. Published online 2008 October 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-346
PMCID:
PMC2575216
Abstract Full Text PDF–367K
Factors influencing psychological distress during a disease epidemic: Data from Australia's first outbreak of equine influenza
Melanie R Taylor, Kingsley E Agho, Garry J Stevens, Beverley Raphael
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 347. Published online 2008 October 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-347
PMCID:
PMC2571100
Abstract Full Text PDF–284K
Social relationships and HRQL: A cross-sectional survey among older Italian adults
Antonio Giulio de Belvis, Maria Avolio, Lorella Sicuro, Aldo Rosano, Elide Latini, Gianfranco Damiani, Walter Ricciardi
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 348. Published online 2008 October 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-348
PMCID:
PMC2569037
Abstract Full Text PDF–276K
A pilot randomised controlled trial of the feasibility of using body scan and isometric exercises for reducing urge to smoke in a smoking cessation clinic
Lemees Al-Chalabi, Neha Prasad, Lucy Steed, Sarah Stenner, Paul Aveyard, Jane Beach, Michael Ussher
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 349. Published online 2008 October 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-349
PMCID:
PMC2572063
Abstract Full Text PDF–226K
Screening for type 2 diabetes is feasible, acceptable, but associated with increased short-term anxiety: A randomised controlled trial in British general practice
Paul Park, Rebecca K Simmons, A Toby Prevost, Simon J Griffin
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 350. Published online 2008 October 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-350
PMCID:
PMC2567326
Abstract Full Text PDF–420K
Party package travel: alcohol use and related problems in a holiday resort: a mixed methods study
Morten Hesse, Sébastien Tutenges, Sanna Schliewe, Tine Reinholdt
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 351. Published online 2008 October 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-351
PMCID:
PMC2573890
Abstract Full Text PDF–235K
Physical activity, exercise and self-rated health: a population-based study from Sweden
Marita Södergren, Jan Sundquist, Sven-Erik Johansson, Kristina Sundquist
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 352. Published online 2008 October 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-352
PMCID:
PMC2576235
Abstract Full Text PDF–277K
Working conditions and Work-Family Conflict in German hospital physicians: psychosocial and organisational predictors and consequences
Isabelle Fuß, Matthias Nübling, Hans-Martin Hasselhorn, David Schwappach, Monika A Rieger
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 353. Published online 2008 October 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-353
PMCID:
PMC2577658
Abstract Full Text PDF–399K Supplementary Material
Gender difference in knowledge of tuberculosis and associated health-care seeking behaviors: a cross-sectional study in a rural area of China
Jianming Wang, Yang Fei, Hongbing Shen, Biao Xu
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 354. Published online 2008 October 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-354
PMCID:
PMC2577657
Abstract Full Text PDF–196K
The reliability of the twelve-item general health questionnaire (GHQ-12) under realistic assumptions
Matthew Hankins
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 355. Published online 2008 October 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-355
PMCID:
PMC2572064
Abstract Full Text PDF–252K
Spatial effects of mosquito bednets on child mortality
Laura Gosoniu, Penelope Vounatsou, Adriana Tami, Rose Nathan, Hajo Grundmann, Christian Lengeler
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 356. Published online 2008 October 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-356
PMCID:
PMC2588457
Abstract Full Text PDF–413K
Stressful life events and current psychological distress are associated with self-reported hypertension but not with true hypertension: results from a cross-sectional population-based study
Felipe Sparrenberger, Sandra C Fuchs, Leila B Moreira, Flávio D Fuchs
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 357. Published online 2008 October 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-357
PMCID:
PMC2600643
Abstract Full Text PDF–296K
Geographic variation and effect of area-level poverty rate on colorectal cancer screening
Min Lian, Mario Schootman, Shumei Yun
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 358. Published online 2008 October 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-358
PMCID:
PMC2588456
Abstract Full Text PDF–334K
Awareness of breast cancer risk factors and practice of breast self examination among high school students in Turkey
Özgül Karayurt, Dilek Özmen, Aynur Çakmakçi Çetinkaya
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 359. Published online 2008 October 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-359
PMCID:
PMC2587470
Abstract Full Text PDF–261K
Surveillance for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in China from 2006 to 2007
Qi Shi, Chen Gao, Wei Zhou, Bao-Yun Zhang, Jian-Ming Chen, Chan Tian, Hui-Ying Jiang, Jun Han, Ni-Juan Xiang, Xiao-Fang Wang, Yong-Jun Gao, Xiao-Ping Dong
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 360. Published online 2008 October 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-360
PMCID:
PMC2596798
Abstract Full Text PDF–222K
Spatial point analysis based on dengue surveys at household level in central Brazil
João B Siqueira-Junior, Ivan J Maciel, Christovam Barcellos, Wayner V Souza, Marilia S Carvalho, Nazareth E Nascimento, Renato M Oliveira, Otaliba Morais-Neto, Celina MT Martelli
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 361. Published online 2008 October 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-361
PMCID:
PMC2576465
Abstract Full Text PDF–2.0M
Factors associated with improvement in disability-adjusted life years in patients with HIV/AIDS
Clara Bermudez-Tamayo, Jose Jesus Martin Martin, Isabel Ruiz-Pérez, Antonio Olry de Labry Lima
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 362. Published online 2008 October 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-362
PMCID:
PMC2585091
Abstract Full Text PDF–260K
Female homicidal strangulation in urban South Africa
Shahnaaz Suffla, Ashley Van Niekerk, Najuwa Arendse
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 363. Published online 2008 October 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-363
PMCID:
PMC2579428
Abstract Full Text PDF–303K
Caries prevalence and tooth loss in Hungarian adult population: results of a national survey
Melinda Madléna, Péter Hermann, Marianna Jáhn, Pál Fejérdy
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 364. Published online 2008 October 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-364
PMCID:
PMC2596128
Abstract Full Text PDF–247K
Drugs and herbs given to prevent hepatotoxicity of tuberculosis therapy: systematic review of ingredients and evaluation studies
Qin Liu, Paul Garner, Yang Wang, Binghua Huang, Helen Smith
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 365. Published online 2008 October 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-365
PMCID:
PMC2576232
Abstract Full Text PDF–226K
Active play and screen time in US children aged 4 to 11 years in relation to sociodemographic and weight status characteristics: a nationally representative cross-sectional analysis
Sarah E Anderson, Christina D Economos, Aviva Must
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 366. Published online 2008 October 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-366
PMCID:
PMC2605460
Abstract Full Text PDF–300K
Adherence to physical activity recommendations and the influence of socio-demographic correlates – a population-based cross-sectional study
Patrick Bergman, Andrej M Grjibovski, Maria Hagströmer, Adrian Bauman, Michael Sjöström
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 367. Published online 2008 October 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-367
PMCID:
PMC2576236
Abstract Full Text PDF–267K
Public knowledge and attitudes towards Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination
Charlotte Devereaux Walsh, Aradhana Gera, Meeraj Shah, Amit Sharma, Judy E Powell, Sue Wilson
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 368. Published online 2008 October 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-368
PMCID:
PMC2579427
Abstract Full Text PDF–257K
Help-seeking before and after episodes of self-harm: a descriptive study in school pupils in England
Sarah Fortune, Julia Sinclair, Keith Hawton
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 369. Published online 2008 October 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-369
PMCID:
PMC2592247
Abstract Full Text PDF–305K
Food consumption patterns in the Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada: a cross-sectional telephone survey
Andrea Nesbitt, Shannon Majowicz, Rita Finley, Frank Pollari, Katarina Pintar, Barbara Marshall, Angela Cook, Jan Sargeant, Jeff Wilson, Carl Ribble, Lewinda Knowles
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 370. Published online 2008 October 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-370
PMCID:
PMC2585092
Abstract Full Text PDF–325K Supplementary Material
Which factors engage women in deprived neighbourhoods to participate in exercise referral schemes?
Melanie Schmidt, Saida Absalah, Vera Nierkens, Karien Stronks
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 371. Published online 2008 October 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-371
PMCID:
PMC2583997
Abstract Full Text PDF–267K Supplementary Material
The epidemiology of Varicella Zoster Virus infection in Italy
Giovanni Gabutti, Maria C Rota, Marcello Guido, Antonella De Donno, Antonino Bella, Marta L Ciofi degli Atti, Pietro Crovari, the Seroepidemiology Group
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 372. Published online 2008 October 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-372
PMCID:
PMC2601043
Abstract Full Text PDF–284K
Personal and professional challenges in the management of deliberate self-poisoning patients in rural Sri Lanka: a qualitative study of rural hospital doctors' experiences and perceptions
Lalith Senarathna, Jon Adams, Dhammika De Silva, Nick A Buckley, Andrew H Dawson
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 373. Published online 2008 October 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-373
PMCID:
PMC2583998
Abstract Full Text PDF–328K
Incidence rates of in-hospital carpal tunnel syndrome in the general population and possible associations with marital status
Stefano Mattioli, Alberto Baldasseroni, Stefania Curti, Robin MT Cooke, Antonella Bena, Giovanna de Giacomi, Marco dell'Omo, Pirous Fateh-Moghadam, Carla Melani, Marco Biocca, Eva Buiatti, Giuseppe Campo, Francesca Zanardi, Francesco S Violante
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 374. Published online 2008 October 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-374
PMCID:
PMC2586026
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.1M
Correlates of illicit methadone use in New York City: A cross-sectional study
Danielle C Ompad, Crystal M Fuller, Christina A Chan, Victoria Frye, David Vlahov, Sandro Galea
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 375. Published online 2008 October 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-375
PMCID:
PMC2588458
Abstract Full Text PDF–269K
Careers in ecstasy use: do ecstasy users cease of their own accord? Implications for intervention development
Gjalt-Jorn Ygram Peters, Gerjo Kok, Herman P Schaalma
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 376. Published online 2008 October 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-376
PMCID:
PMC2583996
Abstract Full Text PDF–278K
Development and evaluation of a leadership training program for public health emergency response: results from a Chinese study
Chongjian Wang, Sheng Wei, Hao Xiang, Jing Wu, Yihua Xu, Li Liu, Shaofa Nie
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 377. Published online 2008 October 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-377
PMCID:
PMC2605461
Abstract Full Text PDF–248K
Racial and ethnic differences in personal cervical cancer screening amongst post-graduate physicians: Results from a cross-sectional survey
Joseph S Ross, Marcella Nuñez-Smith, Beverly A Forsyth, Julie R Rosenbaum
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 378. Published online 2008 October 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-378
PMCID:
PMC2590615
Abstract Full Text PDF–250K
An evaluation of alcohol attendances to an inner city emergency department before and after the introduction of the UK Licensing Act 2003
AJ Durnford, TJ Perkins, JM Perry
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 379. Published online 2008 October 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-379
PMCID:
PMC2596125
Abstract Full Text PDF–245K
Asthma beliefs among mothers and children from different ethnic origins living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
QM van Dellen, WMC van Aalderen, PJE Bindels, FG Öry, J Bruil, K Stronks, PEACE study group
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 380. Published online 2008 November 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-380
PMCID:
PMC2603023
Abstract Full Text PDF–240K
Determinants of vaccination coverage in rural Nigeria
Olumuyiwa O Odusanya, Ewan F Alufohai, Francois P Meurice, Vincent I Ahonkhai
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 381. Published online 2008 November 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-381
PMCID:
PMC2587468
Abstract Full Text PDF–253K Supplementary Material
Diagnosis of sustainable collaboration in health promotion – a case study
Mariken TW Leurs, Ingrid M Mur-Veeman, Rosalie van der Sar, Herman P Schaalma, Nanne K de Vries
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 382. Published online 2008 November 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-382
PMCID:
PMC2605462
Abstract Full Text PDF–683K Supplementary Material
The non-linear risk of mortality by income level in a healthy population: US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey mortality follow-up cohort, 1988–2001
David H Rehkopf, Lisa F Berkman, Brent Coull, Nancy Krieger
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 383. Published online 2008 November 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-383
PMCID:
PMC2587469
Abstract Full Text PDF–297K Supplementary Material
The impact of education on risk factors and the occurrence of multimorbidity in the EPIC-Heidelberg cohort
Gabriele Nagel, Richard Peter, Stefanie Braig, Silke Hermann, Sabine Rohrmann, Jakob Linseisen
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 384. Published online 2008 November 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-384
PMCID:
PMC2614432
Abstract Full Text PDF–254K
Barriers for introducing HIV testing among tuberculosis patients in Jogjakarta, Indonesia: a qualitative study
Yodi Mahendradhata, Riris Andono Ahmad, Pierre Lefèvre, Marleen Boelaert, Patrick Van der Stuyft
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 385. Published online 2008 November 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-385
PMCID:
PMC2596127
Abstract Full Text PDF–274K
Assessment of measles immunity among infants in Maputo City, Mozambique
Jagrati V Jani, Carol Holm-Hansen, Tufária Mussá, Arlinda Zango, Ivan Manhiça, Gunnar Bjune, Ilesh V Jani
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 386. Published online 2008 November 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-386
PMCID:
PMC2630948
Abstract Full Text PDF–238K
Determinants of non attendance to mammography program in a region with high voluntary health insurance coverage
Magdalena Esteva, Joana Ripoll, Alfonso Leiva, Carmen Sánchez-Contador, Francisca Collado
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 387. Published online 2008 November 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-387
PMCID:
PMC2596126
Abstract Full Text PDF–224K
Physical activity and dietary behaviour in a population-based sample of British 10-year old children: the SPEEDY study (Sport, Physical activity and Eating behaviour: Environmental Determinants in Young people)
Esther MF van Sluijs, Paula ML Skidmore, Kim Mwanza, Andrew P Jones, Alison M Callaghan, Ulf Ekelund, Flo Harrison, Ian Harvey, Jenna Panter, Nicolas J Wareham, Aedin Cassidy, Simon J Griffin
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 388. Published online 2008 November 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-388
PMCID:
PMC2605463
Abstract Full Text PDF–318K
Risk factors for overweight and obesity, and changes in body mass index of Chinese adults in Shanghai
Xuhong Hou, Weiping Jia, Yuqian Bao, Huijuan Lu, Shan Jiang, Yuhua Zuo, Huilin Gu, Kunsan Xiang
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 389. Published online 2008 November 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-389
PMCID:
PMC2632663
Abstract Full Text PDF–335K Supplementary Material
Legionella species colonization of water distribution systems, pools and air conditioning systems in cruise ships and ferries
Georgia Goutziana, Varvara A Mouchtouri, Maria Karanika, Antonios Kavagias, Nikolaos E Stathakis, Kostantinos Gourgoulianis, Jenny Kremastinou, Christos Hadjichristodoulou
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 390. Published online 2008 November 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-390
PMCID:
PMC2605755
Abstract Full Text PDF–213K
Chlamydia trachomatis prevalence in undocumented migrants undergoing voluntary termination of pregnancy: a prospective cohort study
Hans Wolff, Ana Lourenço, Patrick Bodenmann, Manuella Epiney, Monique Uny, Nicole Andreoli, Olivier Irion, Jean-Michel Gaspoz, Jean-Bernard Dubuisson
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 391. Published online 2008 November 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-391
PMCID:
PMC2605464
Abstract Full Text PDF–249K
Cigarette and waterpipe smoking among adolescents in Estonia: HBSC survey results, 1994–2006
Kersti Pärna, Janika Usin, Inge Ringmets
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 392. Published online 2008 November 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-392
PMCID:
PMC2613150
Abstract Full Text PDF–193K
Delayed treatment of tuberculosis patients in rural areas of Yogyakarta province, Indonesia
Yodi Mahendradhata, Bobby M Syahrizal, Adi Utarini
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 393. Published online 2008 November 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-393
PMCID:
PMC2611999
Abstract Full Text PDF–186K
The future impact of population growth and aging on coronary heart disease in China: projections from the Coronary Heart Disease Policy Model-China
Andrew Moran, Dong Zhao, Dongfeng Gu, Pamela Coxson, Chung-Shiuan Chen, Jun Cheng, Jing Liu, Jiang He, Lee Goldman
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 394. Published online 2008 November 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-394
PMCID:
PMC2631484
Abstract Full Text PDF–304K Supplementary Material
Availability of healthier options in traditional and nontraditional rural fast-food outlets
Jennifer S Creel, Joseph R Sharkey, Alex McIntosh, Jenna Anding, J Charles Huber, Jr
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 395. Published online 2008 November 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-395
PMCID:
PMC2614433
Abstract Full Text PDF–251K
Differentials of fertility in North and South Gondar zones, northwest Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study
Getu Degu Alene, Alemayehu Worku
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 397. Published online 2008 December 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-397
PMCID:
PMC2610031
Abstract Full Text PDF–266K
The distinctive profile of risk factors of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in comparison with other head and neck cancer types
AS Abdulamir, RR Hafidh, N Abdulmuhaimen, F Abubakar, KA Abbas
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 400. Published online 2008 December 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-400
PMCID:
PMC2614987
Abstract Full Text PDF–292K
Participation of traditional birth attendants in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in two rural districts in Zimbabwe: a feasibility study
Freddy Perez, Khin Devi Aung, Theresa Ndoro, Barbara Engelsmann, François Dabis
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 401. Published online 2008 December 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-401
PMCID:
PMC2612666
Abstract Full Text PDF–298K
Implementation of a workplace smoking ban in bars: The limits of local discretion
Theresa Montini, Lisa A Bero
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 402. Published online 2008 December 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-402
PMCID:
PMC2633292
Abstract Full Text PDF–230K Supplementary Material
Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and the metabolic syndrome in middle-aged men and women in Gothenburg, Sweden
Lennart Welin, Annika Adlerberth, Kenneth Caidahl, Henry Eriksson, Per-Olof Hansson, Saga Johansson, Annika Rosengren, Kurt Svärdsudd, Catharina Welin, Lars Wilhelmsen
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 403. Published online 2008 December 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-403
PMCID:
PMC2621201
Abstract Full Text PDF–243K
Obesity among Scottish 15 year olds 1987–2006: prevalence and associations with socio-economic status, well-being and worries about weight
Helen Sweeting, Patrick West, Robert Young
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 404. Published online 2008 December 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-404
PMCID:
PMC2615437
Abstract Full Text PDF–229K Supplementary Material
Risk factors for developing a cutaneous injection-related infection among injection drug users: a cohort study
Elisa Lloyd-Smith, Evan Wood, Ruth Zhang, Mark W Tyndall, Julio SG Montaner, Thomas Kerr
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 405. Published online 2008 December 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-405
PMCID:
PMC2621202
Abstract Full Text PDF–215K
Low utilization of health care services following screening for hypertension in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania): a prospective population-based study
Pascal Bovet, Jean-Pierre Gervasoni, Mashombo Mkamba, Marianna Balampama, Christian Lengeler, Fred Paccaud
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 407. Published online 2008 December 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-407
PMCID:
PMC2615777
Abstract Full Text PDF–536K
Sexual abstinence behavior among never-married youths in a generalized HIV epidemic country: evidence from the 2005 Côte d'Ivoire AIDS indicator survey
Alain K Koffi, Kazuo Kawahara
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 408. Published online 2008 December 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-408
PMCID:
PMC2628901
Abstract Full Text PDF–312K
Small individual loans and mental health: a randomized controlled trial among South African adults
Lia CH Fernald, Rita Hamad, Dean Karlan, Emily J Ozer, Jonathan Zinman
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 409. Published online 2008 December 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-409
PMCID:
PMC2647927
Abstract Full Text PDF–349K Supplementary Material
Blood pressure patterns in relation to geographic area of residence: a cross-sectional study of adolescents in Kogi state, Nigeria
Chukwunonso ECC Ejike, Chidi E Ugwu, Lawrence US Ezeanyika, Ayo T Olayemi
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 411. Published online 2008 December 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-411
PMCID:
PMC2625354
Abstract Full Text PDF–271K
Gambling problems in the family – A stratified probability sample study of prevalence and reported consequences
Hanne Gro Wenzel, Anita Øren, Inger Johanne Bakken
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 412. Published online 2008 December 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-412
PMCID:
PMC2625355
Abstract Full Text PDF–216K
How healthy are chronically ill patients after eight years of homeopathic treatment? – Results from a long term observational study
Claudia M Witt, Rainer Lüdtke, Nils Mengler, Stefan N Willich
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 413. Published online 2008 December 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-413
PMCID:
PMC2630323
Abstract Full Text PDF–263K
The use of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents as an outcome criterion to evaluate family oriented support for young carers in Germany: an integrative review of the literature
Jörg große Schlarmann, Sabine Metzing-Blau, Wilfried Schnepp
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 414. Published online 2008 December 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-414
PMCID:
PMC2625356
Abstract Full Text PDF–423K Supplementary Material
Planning ahead in public health? A qualitative study of the time horizons used in public health decision-making
David C Taylor-Robinson, Beth Milton, Ffion Lloyd-Williams, Martin O'Flaherty, Simon Capewell
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 415. Published online 2008 December 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-415
PMCID:
PMC2649072
Abstract Full Text PDF–189K
Hepatitis A, B and C viral co-infections among HIV-infected adults presenting for care and treatment at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tumaini J Nagu, Muhammad Bakari, Mecky Matee
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 416. Published online 2008 December 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-416
PMCID:
PMC2625357
Abstract Full Text PDF–245K
Physical activity and persistent low back pain and pelvic pain post partum
Ingrid M Mogren
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 417. Published online 2008 December 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-417
PMCID:
PMC2630950
Abstract Full Text PDF–215K Supplementary Material
Determinants of infant growth in Eastern Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study
Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv Engebretsen, Thorkild Tylleskär, Henry Wamani, Charles Karamagi, James K Tumwine
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 418. Published online 2008 December 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-418
PMCID:
PMC2637269
Abstract Full Text PDF–308K
Three-year follow-up of physical activity in Norwegian youth from two ethnic groups: associations with socio-demographic factors
Åse Sagatun, Elin Kolle, Sigmund A Anderssen, Magne Thoresen, Anne Johanne Søgaard
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 419. Published online 2008 December 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-419
PMCID:
PMC2640384
Abstract Full Text PDF–399K
The impact of overweight and obesity on health-related quality of life in childhood – results from an intervention study
Nora Wille, Michael Erhart, Christiane Petersen, Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 421. Published online 2008 December 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-421
PMCID:
PMC2630322
Abstract Full Text PDF–254K
Influenza vaccination among healthcare workers in a multidisciplinary University hospital in Italy
Susanna Esposito, Samantha Bosis, Claudio Pelucchi, Elena Tremolati, Caterina Sabatini, Margherita Semino, Paola Marchisio, Francesco della Croce, Nicola Principi
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 422. Published online 2008 December 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-422
PMCID:
PMC2651144
Abstract Full Text PDF–235K
High prevalence of obesity, central obesity and abnormal glucose tolerance in the middle-aged Finnish population
Timo E Saaristo, Noël C Barengo, Eeva Korpi-Hyövälti, Heikki Oksa, Hannu Puolijoki, Juha T Saltevo, Mauno Vanhala, Jouko Sundvall, Liisa Saarikoski, Markku Peltonen, Jaakko Tuomilehto
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 423. Published online 2008 December 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-423
PMCID:
PMC2628899
Abstract Full Text PDF–272K
What needs to change to increase chlamydia screening in general practice in Australia? The views of general practitioners
Jane S Hocking, Rhian M Parker, Natasha Pavlin, Christopher K Fairley, Jane M Gunn
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 425. Published online 2008 December 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-425
PMCID:
PMC2629772
Abstract Full Text PDF–262K
Sickness absence and self-reported health a population-based study of 43,600 individuals in central Sweden
Hans-G Eriksson, Anna-Sophia von Celsing, Rolf Wahlström, Lotta Janson, Viktoria Zander, Thorne Wallman
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 426. Published online 2008 December 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-426
PMCID:
PMC2627845
Abstract Full Text PDF–246K
Implementation of a national anti-tuberculosis drug resistance survey in Tanzania
Timothy M Chonde, Basra Doulla, Frank van Leth, Sayoki GM Mfinanga, Nyagosya Range, Fred Lwilla, Saidi M Mfaume, Armand van Deun, Matteo Zignol, Frank G Cobelens, Saidi M Egwaga
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 427. Published online 2008 December 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-427
PMCID:
PMC2628900
Abstract Full Text PDF–194K
Smoking characteristics of Polish immigrants in Dublin
Zubair Kabir, Vanessa Clarke, Sheila Keogan, Laura M Currie, Witold Zatonski, Luke Clancy
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 428. Published online 2008 December 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-428
PMCID:
PMC2630949
Abstract Full Text PDF–203K Supplementary Material
Patterns of knowledge and condom use among population groups: results from the 2005 Ethiopian behavioral surveillance surveys on HIV
Getnet M Kassie, Damen H Mariam, Amy O Tsui
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 429. Published online 2008 December 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-429
PMCID:
PMC2630951
Abstract Full Text PDF–235K
Study Protocol
Design of a RCT evaluating the (cost-) effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention for male construction workers at risk for cardiovascular disease: The Health under Construction study
Iris F Groeneveld, Karin I Proper, Allard J van der Beek, Cor van Duivenbooden, Willem van Mechelen
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 1. Published online 2008 January 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-1
PMCID:
PMC2254612
Abstract Full Text PDF–321K
Cost-effectiveness of a workplace intervention for sick-listed employees with common mental disorders: design of a randomized controlled trial
Sandra H van Oostrom, Johannes R Anema, Berend Terluin, Henrica CW de Vet, Dirk L Knol, Willem van Mechelen
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 12. Published online 2008 January 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-12
PMCID:
PMC2254399
Abstract Full Text PDF–306K
The SMILE study: a study of medical information and lifestyles in Eindhoven, the rationale and contents of a large prospective dynamic cohort study
Marjan van den Akker, Mark G Spigt, Lore De Raeve, Ben van Steenkiste, Job FM Metsemakers, Ernst J van Voorst, Hein de Vries
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 19. Published online 2008 January 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-19
PMCID:
PMC2254401
Abstract Full Text PDF–220K
Rationale, design, and analysis of combined Brazilian household budget survey and food intake individual data
R Sichieri, RA Pereira, A Martins, ABPA Vasconcellos, A Trichopoulou
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 89. Published online 2008 March 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-89
PMCID:
PMC2288604
Abstract Full Text PDF–223K
The Infant Feeding Activity and Nutrition Trial (INFANT) an early intervention to prevent childhood obesity: Cluster-randomised controlled trial
Karen Campbell, Kylie Hesketh, David Crawford, Jo Salmon, Kylie Ball, Zoë McCallum
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 103. Published online 2008 March 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-103
PMCID:
PMC2346474
Abstract Full Text PDF–299K
The effectiveness of brief personalized normative feedback in reducing alcohol-related problems amongst University students: protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Teresa Moreira, David R Foxcroft
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 113. Published online 2008 April 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-113
PMCID:
PMC2322979
Abstract Full Text PDF–233K
Why do people fail to turn good intentions into action? The role of executive control processes in the translation of healthy eating intentions into action in young Scottish adults
Julia L Allan, Marie Johnston, Neil Campbell
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 123. Published online 2008 April 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-123
PMCID:
PMC2346472
Abstract Full Text PDF–235K
Psychological, social and biological determinants of ill health (pSoBid): Study Protocol of a population-based study
Yoga N Velupillai, Chris J Packard, G David Batty, Vladimir Bezlyak, Harry Burns, Jonathan Cavanagh, Kevin Deans, Ian Ford, Agnes McGinty, Keith Millar, Naveed Sattar, Paul Shiels, Carol Tannahill
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 126. Published online 2008 April 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-126
PMCID:
PMC2386810
Abstract Full Text PDF–519K Supplementary Material
The ENDORSE study: Research into environmental determinants of obesity related behaviors in Rotterdam schoolchildren
Klazine van der Horst, Anke Oenema, Petra van de Looij-Jansen, Johannes Brug
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 142. Published online 2008 April 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-142
PMCID:
PMC2413223
Abstract Full Text PDF–261K
Growing old at home – A randomized controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of preventive home visits to reduce nursing home admissions: study protocol [NCT00644826]
Steffen Fleischer, Gudrun Roling, Katrin Beutner, Stephanie Hanns, Johann Behrens, Tobias Luck, Bettina Kuske, Matthias C Angermeyer, Steffi G Riedel-Heller, Sven Heinrich, Hans-H König, Christine Lautenschläger
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 185. Published online 2008 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-185
PMCID:
PMC2430204
Abstract Full Text PDF–419K
Healthcare workers' attitudes towards working during pandemic influenza: A multi method study
Heather Draper, Sue Wilson, Jonathan Ives, Christine Gratus, Sheila Greenfield, Jayne Parry, Judith Petts, Tom Sorell
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 192. Published online 2008 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-192
PMCID:
PMC2423372
Abstract Full Text PDF–237K
The challenge of comprehensively mapping children's health in a nation-wide health survey: Design of the German KiGGS-Study
Bärbel-Maria Kurth, Panagiotis Kamtsiuris, Heike Hölling, Martin Schlaud, Rüdiger Dölle, Ute Ellert, Heidrun Kahl, Hiltraud Knopf, Michael Lange, Gert BM Mensink, Hannelore Neuhauser, Angelika Schaffrath Rosario, Christa Scheidt-Nave, Liane Schenk, Robert Schlack, Heribert Stolzenberg, Michael Thamm, Wulf Thierfelder, Ute Wolf
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 196. Published online 2008 June 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-196
PMCID:
PMC2442072
Abstract Full Text PDF–280K Supplementary Material
Environment And Genetics in Lung cancer Etiology (EAGLE) study: An integrative population-based case-control study of lung cancer
Maria Teresa Landi, Dario Consonni, Melissa Rotunno, Andrew W Bergen, Alisa M Goldstein, Jay H Lubin, Lynn Goldin, Michael Alavanja, Glen Morgan, Amy F Subar, Ilona Linnoila, Fabrizio Previdi, Massimo Corno, Maurizia Rubagotti, Barbara Marinelli, Benedetta Albetti, Antonio Colombi, Margaret Tucker, Sholom Wacholder, Angela C Pesatori, Neil E Caporaso, Pier Alberto Bertazzi
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 203. Published online 2008 June 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-203
PMCID:
PMC2464602
Abstract Full Text PDF–259K
(Cost)effectiveness of life review for Older Adults: Design of a randomized controlled trial
Anne Margriet Pot, Anne-Sophie Melenhorst, Simone Onrust, Ernst T Bohlmeijer
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 211. Published online 2008 June 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-211
PMCID:
PMC2442071
Abstract Full Text PDF–247K
Vitalum study design: RCT evaluating the efficacy of tailored print communication and telephone motivational interviewing on multiple health behaviors
Hilde M van Keulen, Ilse Mesters, Johannes Brug, Marlein Ausems, Marci Campbell, Ken Resnicow, Paul J Zwietering, Gerard van Breukelen, Willem van Mechelen, Johan L Severens, Hein de Vries
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 216. Published online 2008 June 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-216
PMCID:
PMC2443140
Abstract Full Text PDF–470K
SWITCH: rationale, design, and implementation of a community, school, and family-based intervention to modify behaviors related to childhood obesity
Joey C Eisenmann, Douglas A Gentile, Gregory J Welk, Randi Callahan, Sarah Strickland, Monica Walsh, David A Walsh
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 223. Published online 2008 June 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-223
PMCID:
PMC2474862
Abstract Full Text PDF–489K
Clinical and cost-effectiveness of computerised cognitive behavioural therapy for depression in primary care: Design of a randomised trial
L Esther de Graaf, Sylvia AH Gerhards, Silvia MAA Evers, Arnoud Arntz, Heleen Riper, Johan L Severens, Guy Widdershoven, Job FM Metsemakers, Marcus JH Huibers
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 224. Published online 2008 June 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-224
PMCID:
PMC2474681
Abstract Full Text PDF–355K
A randomized controlled trial to evaluate self-determination theory for exercise adherence and weight control: rationale and intervention description
Marlene N Silva, David Markland, Cláudia S Minderico, Paulo N Vieira, Margarida M Castro, Sílvia R Coutinho, Teresa C Santos, Margarida G Matos, Luís B Sardinha, Pedro J Teixeira
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 234. Published online 2008 July 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-234
PMCID:
PMC2483280
Abstract Full Text PDF–373K
Predicting the onset and persistence of episodes of depression in primary health care. The predictD-Spain study: Methodology
Juan Ángel Bellón, Berta Moreno-Küstner, Francisco Torres-González, Carmen Montón-Franco, María Josefa GildeGómez-Barragán, Marta Sánchez-Celaya, Miguel Ángel Díaz-Barreiros, Catalina Vicens, Juan de Dios Luna, Jorge A Cervilla, Blanca Gutierrez, María Teresa Martínez-Cañavate, Bárbara Oliván-Blázquez, Ana Vázquez-Medrano, María Soledad Sánchez-Artiaga, Sebastia March, Emma Motrico, Victor Manuel Ruiz-García, Paulette Renée Brangier-Wainberg, María del Mar Muñoz-García, Irwin Nazareth, Michael King, the predictD group
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 256. Published online 2008 July 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-256
PMCID:
PMC2527330
Abstract Full Text PDF–271K Supplementary Material
A school-based intervention to reduce overweight and inactivity in children aged 6–12 years: study design of a randomized controlled trial
Wilma Jansen, Hein Raat, Evelien Joosten-van Zwanenburg, Ivo Reuvers, Ron van Walsem, Johannes Brug
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 257. Published online 2008 July 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-257
PMCID:
PMC2515100
Abstract Full Text PDF–612K
The 'Walking for Wellbeing in the West' randomised controlled trial of a pedometer-based walking programme in combination with physical activity consultation with 12 month follow-up: rationale and study design
Claire F Fitzsimons, Graham Baker, Annemarie Wright, Myra A Nimmo, Catharine Ward Thompson, Ruth Lowry, Catherine Millington, Rebecca Shaw, Elisabeth Fenwick, David Ogilvie, Joanna Inchley, Charlie E Foster, Nanette Mutrie
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 259. Published online 2008 July 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-259
PMCID:
PMC2518560
Abstract Full Text PDF–302K
Study Protocol – Metabolic syndrome, vitamin D and bone status in South Asian women living in Auckland, New Zealand: A randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind vitamin D intervention
Pamela R von Hurst, Welma Stonehouse, Christophe Matthys, Cathryn Conlon, Marlena C Kruger, Jane Coad
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 267. Published online 2008 July 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-267
PMCID:
PMC2518926
Abstract Full Text PDF–257K
Variability in the performance of preventive services and in the degree of control of identified health problems: A primary care study protocol
Bonaventura Bolíbar, Clara Pareja, M Pilar Astier-Peña, Julio Morán, Teresa Rodríguez-Blanco, Magdalena Rosell-Murphy, Manuel Iglesias, Sebastián Juncosa, Juanjo Mascort, Concepció Violan, Rosa Magallón, Javier Apezteguia
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 281. Published online 2008 August 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-281
PMCID:
PMC2533323
Abstract Full Text PDF–279K
The Hordaland Women's Cohort: A prospective cohort study of incontinence, other urinary tract symptoms and related health issues in middle-aged women
David Jahanlu, Samera Azeem Qureshi, Steinar Hunskaar
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 296. Published online 2008 August 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-296
PMCID:
PMC2577192
Abstract Full Text PDF–241K
Ultra-brief intervention for problem drinkers: research protocol
John A Cunningham, Clayton Neighbors, Cameron Wild, Keith Humphreys
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 298. Published online 2008 August 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-298
PMCID:
PMC2528012
Abstract Full Text PDF–328K Supplementary Material
A post-mortem survey on end-of-life decisions using a representative sample of death certificates in Flanders, Belgium: research protocol
Kenneth Chambaere, Johan Bilsen, Joachim Cohen, Geert Pousset, Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Freddy Mortier, Luc Deliens
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 299. Published online 2008 August 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-299
PMCID:
PMC2533325
Abstract Full Text PDF–362K Supplementary Material
A community intervention trial of multimodal suicide prevention program in Japan: A Novel multimodal Community Intervention program to prevent suicide and suicide attempt in Japan, NOCOMIT-J
Yutaka Ono, Shuichi Awata, Hideharu Iida, Yasushi Ishida, Naoki Ishizuka, Hiroto Iwasa, Yuichi Kamei, Yutaka Motohashi, Atsuo Nakagawa, Jun Nakamura, Nobuyuki Nishi, Kotaro Otsuka, Hirofumi Oyama, Akio Sakai, Hironori Sakai, Yuriko Suzuki, Miyuki Tajima, Eriko Tanaka, Hidenori Uda, Naohiro Yonemoto, Toshihiko Yotsumoto, Naoki Watanabe
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 315. Published online 2008 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-315
PMCID:
PMC2551615
Abstract Full Text PDF–250K
Born in Bradford, a cohort study of babies born in Bradford, and their parents: Protocol for the recruitment phase
Pauline Raynor, Born in Bradford Collaborative Group
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 327. Published online 2008 September 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-327
PMCID:
PMC2562385
Abstract Full Text PDF–327K Supplementary Material
Nanoquartz in Late Permian C1 coal and the high incidence of female lung cancer in the Pearl River Origin area: a retrospective cohort study
Linwei Tian, Shifeng Dai, Jianfang Wang, Yunchao Huang, Suzanne C Ho, Yiping Zhou, Donald Lucas, Catherine P Koshland
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 398. Published online 2008 December 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-398
PMCID:
PMC2610032
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.2M
The Active plus protocol: systematic development of two theory- and evidence-based tailored physical activity interventions for the over-fifties
Maartje M van Stralen, Gerjo Kok, Hein de Vries, Aart N Mudde, Catherine Bolman, Lilian Lechner
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 399. Published online 2008 December 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-399
PMCID:
PMC2613403
Abstract Full Text PDF–302K Supplementary Material
The effectiveness of "Exercise on Prescription" in stimulating physical activity among women in ethnic minority groups in the Netherlands: protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Karen Hosper, Marije Deutekom, Prof Karien Stronks
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 406. Published online 2008 December 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-406
PMCID:
PMC2631485
Abstract Full Text PDF–217K
Go4it; study design of a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of a multidisciplinary group intervention for obese adolescents for prevention of diabetes mellitus type 2
Geesje H Hofsteenge, Marijke JM Chinapaw, Peter JM Weijs, Maurits W van Tulder, Henriette A Delemarre-van de Waal
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 410. Published online 2008 December 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-410
PMCID:
PMC2628902
Abstract Full Text PDF–212K
(S)Partners for Heart Health: a school-based program for enhancing physical activity and nutrition to promote cardiovascular health in 5th grade students
Joseph J Carlson, Joey C Eisenmann, Karin A Pfeiffer, Kathleen B Jager, Scott T Sehnert, Kimbo E Yee, Rita A Klavinski, Deborah L Feltz
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 420. Published online 2008 December 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-420
PMCID:
PMC2628664
Abstract Full Text PDF–692K
Miller Early Childhood Sustained Home-visiting (MECSH) trial: design, method and sample description
Lynn Kemp, Elizabeth Harris, Catherine McMahon, Stephen Matthey, Graham Vimpani, Teresa Anderson, Virginia Schmied
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 424. Published online 2008 December 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-424
PMCID:
PMC2642805
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.0M
Debates
Systematic screening for unsafe driving due to medical conditions: Still debatable
Sandy Leproust, Emmanuel Lagarde, L Rachid Salmi
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 27. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-27
PMCID:
PMC2259338
Abstract Full Text PDF–463K
Learning from a Rapid Health Impact Assessment of a proposed maternity service reconfiguration in the English NHS
Greg Fell, Sophie Haroon
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 138. Published online 2008 April 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-138
PMCID:
PMC2383908
Abstract Full Text PDF–259K
Efficacious, effective, and embedded interventions: Implementation research in infectious disease control
Pascale Allotey, Daniel D Reidpath, Hashim Ghalib, Franco Pagnoni, William C Skelly
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 343. Published online 2008 October 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-343
PMCID:
PMC2567977
Abstract Full Text PDF–237K
Clinical governance and research ethics as barriers to UK low-risk population-based health research?
Edwin R van Teijlingen, Flora Douglas, Nicola Torrance
BMC Public Health. 2008; 8: 396. Published online 2008 November 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-396
PMCID:
PMC2612000
Abstract Full Text PDF–215K Supplementary Material
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